Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission said it had cleared 725 candidates to contest for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the local government polls in the state scheduled for February 17. According to Ntung, 48 of the candidates are vying for chairmanship positions in the 17 Local Government Areas of the state, while the rest 677 are candidates for councillorship seats. “From our records, we have 48 candidates that are seeking election into chairmanship positions in the 17 LGAs of the state. “While 677 candidates have been cleared to contest for the position of councillors across the 325 electoral wards of the state,” he said. Ntung urged the parties to have confidence in the commission as it was poised toward conducting one of the most credible polls in the history of the state.

Source: Punch January 16, 2018 10:52 UTC