A socio-cultural organisation in Imo State, Aladinma Ndi Imo, has called on the Chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), Mr Charles Ejiogu, to resign or be removed from office by Governor Hope Uzodimma over the repeated postponement of the state’s local government elections.

The group, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Princewill Ogueri, described the repeated changes to the election timetable, culminating in an indefinite postponement, as evidence of administrative lapses that raise serious questions about the commission’s preparedness, planning and accountability.

The local government election was initially scheduled for September 26, 2026, before being shifted to November 7 and subsequently November 14. The latest suspension of the exercise has further heightened uncertainty among political parties, aspirants and residents of the state.

Aladinma Ndi Imo argued that organising local government elections is a fundamental responsibility of ISIEC and that repeated failure to honour announced dates should attract institutional consequences. It maintained that the commission, which is responsible for elections across the state’s 27 local government areas and 305 wards, should have made adequate administrative and logistical arrangements before fixing an election date.

The organisation said Mr Ejiogu should accept responsibility for the disruptions, insisting that if inadequate resources, logistical challenges or external interference were preventing him from discharging his responsibilities, he should honourably resign. It also challenged Governor Uzodimma to review the commission’s leadership and appoint someone capable of organising a credible election within a definite timeframe.

Beyond demanding a change in ISIEC’s leadership, the group called on the Federal Government to consider withholding local government allocations from the Federation Account until democratically elected councils are established in Imo State. It argued that financial autonomy at the grassroots should be accompanied by democratic accountability, adding that Imo people deserve an electoral commission capable of delivering credible elections without repeated postponements.