By Emem Idio

YENAGOA—CITING security challenges and paucity of funds, the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission, BYSIEC, has said that the local government elections, earlier slated for February this year, would no longer hold as scheduled.

Although no new date has been fixed,  the commission said that the security and financial realities in the state made the postponement of the council elections inevitable.

Chairman of BYSIEC, Blessing Izagara, who disclosed this in Yenagoa during a meeting with chairmen of political parties in his office, assured that the council elections will be conducted when the tempo has calmed down and called for understanding and cooperation from stakeholders.

The tenure of the elected council chairmen and councillors is due to end on April 17.