The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission hassuspended the earlier scheduled local government elections, Chairman of thecommission, Dahiru Tata has said in a press release circulated to Journalistsin Bauchi on Wednesday evening.
WikkiTimes recalls that the state governor Bala Mohammed had earlier approved Saturday 20th June, 2020 for the conduct of the local government elections.
With the prevalence of the dreaded coronavirus in BauchiState, the state electoral commission says the election has been shiftedindefinitely.
“I wish to inform you that in view of the reality of the coronavirus pandemic, the state Governor Bala Mohammed has approved that the local government council elections scheduled to earlier hold in June, 2020 is suspended indefinitely”, the statement read in part.
WikkiTimes reports that the last time Bauchi State conducted local government elections wasbetween 2007 and 2011.
