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Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has called for the abolition of State Electoral Commissions, citing them as significant impediments to the development of local governments.
He pointed to sections of the 1999 Constitution, including Section 7, Section 83, and Section 7, which he claims are used by governors to exert undue control over local governments. 'The most prominent abuse of local government is the use of state electoral commissions to impose leaders at the local government levels through sham elections,' Fagbemi asserted.
He proposed transferring the functions of state electoral commissions to the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure more impartial and credible local elections.
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