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State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs)

June 30, 2026

Nigeria should not repeat SIEC mistake, Agbakoba warns against gifting governors unlimited police power

Mr Agbakoba expressed concern that state police may go the way of State Independent Electoral Commissions and local governments.

Current governors
August 24, 2024

YIAGA Africa seeks strengthening of SIECs to curb governors’ influence

Mr Itodo saiod, “Financing SIECs should be from the state’s consolidated revenue’’

Yiaga Africa
May 22, 2024

INEC tasks state electoral commissions on credible LG polls

He also advised state governors to allow the SIECs some level of independence to enable them conduct credible polls.

Mahmood Yakubu
April 12, 2022

Group calls for scrapping of state electoral commissions

The Inter Party Advisory Council is asking the National Assembly to reform the electoral process.

Inter Party Advisory Council

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