Mr Fagbemi said the call for the transfer of the conduct of local government elections to INEC is fueled by the perception that state electoral commissions are appendages of incumbent governors.
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The dialogue was titled; Nigeria’s Security Challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Level. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.“Many experts have proposed that there is a need for the scrapping of the state independent electoral commissions. Their functions and powers should be transferred to the independent national electoral commission because the state independent electoral commissions remain an appendage to every incumbent governor.
He explained that the failure of the constitution is to blame for the subjugation of the local governments by states. He added that “the constitutional provisions on State Joint Local Government Account ) have placed the local government councils in a political bondage.” “Good governance at any level of governance is not possible without the transfer of authority, responsibilities, capacity and resources. This is even more so for the LGAs.
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