The Jigawa chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for the postponement of elections of local government chairmen and councilors in the state.
A communiqué released on Tuesday in Dutse after a meeting of the council also called for the amendment of the state electoral law to give political parties one year of pre-election notice to prepare.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that although the tenure of the current elected local council officials will expire on June 1, 2024, the State Independent Electoral Commission is yet to fix a date for the election.
According to IPAC, it would be wrong to hold the election now while citizens contend with a harsh economic situation.
In the communiqué signed by IPAC Chairman Murtala Musa and Secretary Isa Adams, they contended that political parties in the state are not prepared to organise primaries and participate in the election.
“There is a need to reform and amend the state’s electoral law to reflect the current realities by giving political parties notice of 360 days to prepare well for the election,” the communiqué added.
The IPAC members further said that holding the election now was ”impracticable” given the current socio-economic challenges.
“We thus finally and unanimously advise that the election be postponed to a later, appropriate time,” they added. (NAN)
