The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has fixed Saturday, September 26, for elections into the chairmanship and councillorship positions across the state’s 27 local government areas.
ISIEC Chairman, Charles Ejiogu, announced the date in a statement dated Friday, saying the polls would cover 27 chairmanship and 305 councillorship positions across 4,758 polling units.
The statement read, “This is to inform the critical stakeholders, particularly, all registered Political Parties and the general public that elections into the Offices of the 27 LGAs Council Chairmen and 305 Ward Councillors, will hold on Saturday 26th September, 2026 in the 4,758 polling units across Imo State.”
Ejiogu said the date was in line with the commission’s 360-day notice of election issued on September 18, 2025, pursuant to Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, as amended.
He said, “Therefore, all registered Political Parties are hereby requested to take note and do the needful, as the Commission’s 18th September, 2025 ‘360 days’ NOTICE OF ELECTION’ pursuant to section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, as amended refers. In view of the foregoing, consultation with critical Stakeholders is on-going.”
The election comes as the tenure of the current council chairmen and councillors is due to expire on September 21, leaving five days between the end of their tenure and the scheduled polls.
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