BREAKING: Senate Proposes Electoral Commission for Local Government Areas

Learn about the Senate’s proposal to create an Electoral Commission dedicated to Local Government Areas (LGAs). Explore how this initiative aims to enhance local governance and electoral processes in Nigeria.

The Senate has read for the first time a Bill aimed at creating a federal agency tasked with overseeing local government elections.

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Senator Sani Musa, who chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, sponsored a proposed legislation entitled “Establishment of Local Government Independent Electoral Commission Bill (2024).”

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