Borno To Conduct Council Election May 20

Borno State Independent Electoral Commission has scheduled May 20, 2023 to conduct the Local Government Council Election in Borno state, North-East Nigeria.

Gatekeepers News reports that Zara Alhassan, Director of Information of the Commission, stated that the Chairman of BOSIEC, Lawan Maina, announced the date in a meeting with leadership of political parties and stakeholders on Saturday in Maiduguri, the state’s capital.

“As you are all aware, the commission has announced the date for local government council election to take place on May 20, 2023, by virtue of the powers conferred on the commission under Section 10 and 18 (a) of BOSIEC Law, 2002.”

“Therefore, may I assure you that the commission highly value your participation and would Insha Allah draw the strength, encouragement and inspiration to see that we conduct a free, fair and credible election in all the 27 Local Government councils in our dear state.”

“However, the need for cooperation and good working relationship between all the registered political parties and Borno State Independent Electoral Commission cannot be overemphasized,” Maina was quoted as saying in the statement.

The meeting had 14 representatives of Political parties in attendance and security agencies among others who were updated on the level of preparations.