OGSIEC AMENDS LG ELECTORAL GUIDELINES, REDUCES AGE LIMIT TO 25 YEARS

The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has amended the age qualification for candidates in the forthcoming Local Government elections, reducing the minimum age from 30 to 25 years. This amendment follows a review of the laws governing the conduct of Local Government elections, bringing the guidelines in line with Sections 7 (4) & 106 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which stipulate that a candidate is qualified for election if he or she has attained the age of 25 years.

In a circular signed by Babatunde A. Osibodu, Esq., The Chairman, Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) today Friday 6th of September 2024, He explained that following this adjustment, OGSIEC has extended the deadline for each party's primaries by one week. The primaries, initially set to end on Monday, September 9, will now run until Monday, September 16, 2024. The collection of personal data forms (CF 001 and CF 002) by each political party has also been extended to Friday, September 20, 2024.

Political parties that have already conducted their primaries may collect the necessary forms for each of their candidates starting from Tuesday, September 10, 2024, with submissions accepted between Monday, September 16, and Friday, September 20, 2024.

Additionally, a  meeting with all political parties has been scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2024, at the Commission’s Headquarters in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, at 12 noon. Each political party intending to participate in the forthcoming elections is requested to send no more than two representatives each to the meeting for further discussions.

All other schedules in the previously published election timetable remain unchanged, including the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections set to hold on November 16, 2024.