Ahead of the local government elections slated for September 21, 2024, the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) yesterday held a meeting with representatives of 13 political parties in the state.

The meeting which took place at the KWSIEC headquarters in Ilorin was attended by representatives of the APC, PDP, Accord Party, Action Alliance and nine other parties.

KWASIEC chairman, Baba  Okanla, harped on the conduct of violence-free campaigns and respect for the rules of the game.

“I urge political parties to ensure massive mobilisation  and encourage Kwarans to come out en-masse to vote for candidates of their choice. Please, political parties should conduct themselves properly and abide by the rules of the game,” he said.

Okanla said the commission would observe the political party primaries and urged the parties to communicate the venue, date, time and mode of the primaries to the commission.

He also hinted that opening of applications for ad-hoc officers for the conduct of the elections would be announced soon.