After 10 years, Anambra finally fixes date for local election

The scheduled election will be the first time such an exercise would be held in the last 10 years in Anambra State.

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The announcement was coming days after the Governor of State, Charles Soludo, inaugurated the ANSIEC to conduct the poll. The ruling empowers the federal government to withhold allocations of local governments being administered by a caretaker committee.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news and information.

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