The House of Representatives has taken preliminary steps to strip State Independent Electoral Commissions of the power to conduct local government elections.
A bill to that effect passed its first reading on the floor of the House last Thursday.
It was titled, “A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 to vest INEC with the power to conduct Local Government Council Elections and for Related Matters.”
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