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“Beyond the abysmally low turnout of voters, the elections revealed a persisting capacity deficit with respect to human and financial resources and technical expertise required for successful election administration at the local level. It also revealed the absence of a robust legal framework for LGA elections that can sufficiently guarantee electoral integrity, enable political inclusion and regulate political party conduct in the elections.
The same constitution says in Section 7 that, “The system of local government by democratically elected local government councils is under this Constitution guaranteed”. In Section 7 , it says, “The Government of a State shall ensure that every person who is entitled to vote or be voted for at an election to a House of Assembly shall have the right to vote and be voted for at an election to a local government council.
Because each of the 36 SIECs is independent of one another, they conduct the election into the Local Governments of their states at different times. Indeed, each state House of Assembly makes laws for the procedure, form and structure of their local governments. For example, Lagos and Ogun states, on Saturday, July 24, 2021, held their local government elections. While the elected chairmen and councilors in Lagos have a four-year tenure, their counterparts in Ogun State have a three-year tenure.
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