The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has started screening candidates from 11 political parties for the upcoming Enugu State Local Government Elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that ENSIEC has set 26 September for elections into the 17 chairmanship and 260 councillorship positions in the state.
A Commissioner in ENSIEC, Solomon Udeh, told NAN on Monday in Enugu that the screening will last for five days.
Mr Udeh explained that the screening follows the revised timetable for local elections as stated in the amended 2026 Electoral Act.
He added that the screening comes after the political parties had their primaries, which the commission monitored closely.
Councillorship candidates from the Enugu North Senatorial District were screened on 7 June. This was followed by screening for the Enugu West Senatorial District on 8 June, and the Enugu East Senatorial District on 9 June.
According to him, chairmanship and vice-chairmanship candidates will be screened on 10 June. A final mop-up screening will take place on 11 June to wrap up the exercise.
The candidates being screened represent the following political parties: Nigeria Democratic Congress, All Progressives Congress, Action Alliance, Young Progressives Party, Social Democratic Party, and All Progressives Grand Alliance.
Other parties include Because Of Our Tomorrow Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Action Peoples Party, National Rescue Movement, and the Action Democratic Party.
Mr Udeh assured all political parties that the screening will be fair and transparent.
"The commission is ready to conduct credible, free, and fair elections on 26 September in the state," he added.
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