IPAC calls for constitution amendment to empower INEC for LG polls

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for an immediate amendment to the constitution and electoral act to empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct local government elections nationwide.

The call was made by the IPAC National Chairman, Alhaji Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, on Monday in Abuja, during the third regular quarterly consultative meeting with political parties for 2024, hosted by INEC.

“The council rejects the proposed bill by the Senate to create the so-called Local Government Independent Electoral Commission, bearing in mind that it would be another State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) in disguise. It is unacceptable, ill-conceived, and another electoral jamboree that will impede the nation’s democracy and waste public funds at a time when citizens demand a smaller government to reduce the cost of governance,” Dantalle stated.

He also called for the immediate abolition of state independent electoral commissions (SIECs), accusing them of compromising state elections at the behest of state governors.

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Earlier, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu reported ongoing preparations for the Edo State governorship election scheduled for September 21.