Plateau LG polls: Statistics of aspirants from PLASIEC

1. 75 candidates are running for Chairmanship position in the 17 Local Government Areas across different political parties.
2. 2. 16 Females vying for the Deputy Chairman position.
3. 2 (2.6%) female candidates (Mikang and Bassa LGAs) vying for the position of chairman.
4. 38 (50.6%) of Chairmanship candidates holds SSCE
5. 5. 22 (29.3%) candidates are holders of B.Sc or HND.
6. 13 (17.3%) candidates holds M.Sc. or PGD.
7. (2.6% candidates (Bassa and Mikang LGAs) posses a Ph. D.
8. Interestingly, 1 Vice Chairman candidate holds a Ph.D, while his flag bearer/chairmanship candidate is a holder of Bachelor’s of Law (Jos East LGA)
9. 817 candidates across different political parties are contesting for the position of councillor in the 324 State Wards.
10. Disaggregation of Councillor candidates by the highest educational qualification shows that 682 candidates hold SSCE. 129 candidates are holders of B.Sc or HND or 5 candidates are holders of M.Sc or M.A and 1 candidate holds a Ph.D.
11. The local government election scheduled for Wednesday October 9, with citizens expecting all aspirants to deliver the dividends of democracy to people based on their pedigree. -9News Nigeria.

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