The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has begun screening candidates from 11 political parties participating in the forthcoming Enugu State Local Government (LG) Elections.
ENSIEC had fixed Sept. 26 for elections into the 17 Chairmanship and 260 councillorship positions in the state. A Commissioner in ENSIEC, Dr Solomon Udeh, told newsmen on Tuesday in Enugu that the screening had been scheduled for five days.
Udeh noted that the screening followed the stipulated revised timetable for the LG Elections in line with the 2026 Electoral Act (amended). The commissioner noted that the screening followed the political parties’ primaries held in the state and monitored by the commission staff.
He said that councillorship candidates from Enugu North Senatorial District had their screening on June 7, followed by Enugu West Senatorial District on June 8, and Enugu East Senatorial District on June 9.
According to him, chairmanship and its vice will be screened on June 10, and a mop-up screening on June 11 to conclude the exercise. He said that the political parties being screened included: Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC); All Progressives Congress (APC); Action Alliance (AA); Young Progressives Party (YPP); Social Democratic Party (SDP), and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Others are: Because Of Our Tomorrow (BOOT) Party; New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP); Action Peoples Party (APP); National Rescue Movement (NRM); and Action Democratic Party (ADP). Udeh, who is the Commissioner-one in ENSIEC, assured all political parties of transparent and fair screening.
“The commission, which is an independent umpire, is assuring all candidates of different political parties of a level playing field. The commission is poised to conduct a credible as well as free and fair election, come Sept. 26 in the state,” he added.
