Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the electoral umpire is capable of conducting LGA elections.
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , says the electoral umpire can conduct LGA elections.He told the lawmakers that there have been three arguments regarding the supreme judgment.
“If the responsibility of conducting local government elections is transferred to INEC, can the commission cope? The answer is yes.” There is stability of tenure; and no political party has ever won elections in all the constituencies in the FCT.“In fact, the chairmanship of the area councils is split evenly between the All Progressives Congress and People Democratic Party .
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