The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has fixed August 9, 2025, for the conduct of fresh local government elections.
The development was sequel to last Friday’s Supreme Court judgment which nullified the October 5, 2024 local government elections in the state, on grounds that the electoral umpire failed to comply with stipulated regulations.
Chairman of RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), made the announcement on Wednesday following an enlarged stakeholders meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.
He also unveiled the guidelines for the rescheduled local government elections to stakeholders at the meeting.
He disclosed that political parties that will be eligible to field candidates in the election must complete, and submit an expression of interest form to participate on or before Monday, April 4, 2025, while the political parties are expected to conclude their primaries between April 21 -and May 12, 2025.
Enebeli also disclosed that campaigns for the elections shall commence from July 7, 2025, and end on August 7, 2025.
He said that no nomination of candidate shall be valid unless the sum of N5,000 was paid for the position of councilors, and N10,000 for chairmen and vice chairmanship positions.
