NIEC officials arrived in Baidoa city, the capital of South west state on the 24th of April
Upon their arrival they were received at the airport by senior SW state government officials.
The NIEC officials met with SW state president Hon. Abdiaziz Hasan Mohamed Laftagareen. They discussed the upcoming by-elections for SW state.
NIEC chairperson Ms. Halima Ismail after meeting with SW state president told the press that they updated the president on the by-elections preparations for three seats which the federal parliament declared vacant. They also discussed the state of preparations for the 2020 one person one vote elections.
The delegates who will be voting in the by-elections were given training on how to carry out the voting process. The by-elections will be conducted on Saturday, 27th April