By Isaac Mission
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has scheduled Saturday, September 26, 2026, for the conduct of elections across the state’s 27 Local Government Areas.
The polls will determine candidates for the 27 chairmanship seats as well as 305 ward councillorship positions.
ISIEC Chairman, Charles Ejiogu, announced the date in a statement issued on Friday, explaining that voting will take place across 4,758 polling units throughout the state.
According to Ejiogu, the September 26 date follows the commission’s 360-day Notice of Election issued on September 18, 2025, in accordance with Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, as amended.
The commission also said discussions with key stakeholders ahead of the election are still underway.
ISIEC urged all registered political parties participating in the exercise to take note of the scheduled date and commence the necessary preparations for the polls.