2026 Plateau LG Polls: PLASIEC kick starts electoral process

The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission, PLASIEC, has said the Local Government elections in the state will hold on the 1st of September, 2026, which will be over a month before the two-year tenure of the current chairmen in the 17 LGAs expires.

PLASIEC said it is kick-starting the election process, as it is empowered by section 33(1) of the PLASIEC law to issue notice of the polls not later than one year before the date of the elections.

Chairman of the Commission, Mr Plangji Cishak, made the disclosure while briefing journalists at the agency’s headquarters in Jos the State Capital on Thursday.

He said, “As part of its mandate and in compliance with Sections 15, 19, 21 and 33 of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission Law, 2024, Section 197(1) (B) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Electoral Act, 2022, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) wishes to notify the leadership of all political parties and the general public that elections shall be conducted in the Seventeen (17) Local Government Councils of Plateau State on Tuesday, 1st September, 2026 between 8.00am and 3.00pm.

“Pursuant to section 19 (2) of PLASIEC Law 2024, election into the said offices shall hold not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term of office of the last holder of that office. The latest date for the conduct of elections in the Local Government Councils in Plateau State is 1st September, 2026.

According to him, “The Commission is empowered by Section 33(1) of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission Law to issue Notice of the election not later than Three Hundred and Sixty (360) days before the date of the elections.

“In exercise of the powers conferred on the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2024 and all powers enabling it in that behalf, the Commission hereby issues this Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2026 Local Government Elections in Plateau State”, he maintained.

2026 Plateau LG Polls: PLASIEC kick starts electoral process