Ayuba Wandia-Usman, NASIEC Chairman, presenting the certificates on Friday in Lafia, said the exercise is in fulfillment of the powers vested in the commission as stipulated in section 40 of the Nasarawa State Local Government law, 2018.
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Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, Speaker of the House announced the nominations during plenary following a letter from the Governor, read by Alhaji Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader.
He said that three political parties; All Progressive Congress, Social Democratic Party and Advanced Democratic Party fielded candidates for the chairmanship election across the 13 local government areas, while 21 political parties contested for the 147 councillorship positions in the state, with the APC winning all.
The Emir made the call on Friday in Lafia, when NASIEC Chairman, Henry Omaku, visited him.
Aliyu Dogara, NASIEC Commissioner in charge of Planning, Research and Statistics, made this known to newsmen in Lafia on Sunday.
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly had on July 18 passed a resolution asking the state government to dissolve local government interim management committees on July 24, following the expiration of their one-year term