In a bid to ensure the full autonomy of the Local Governments in Nigeria as the third tier of government and finally free it from the hold of the state government, the Senate on Thursday passed its initial reading of proposed legislation to create a federal agency responsible for overseeing local government elections.
The Bill Titled Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024, is sponsored by Senator Musa Sani (Niger East) was introduced on the floor of the Red Chamber by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central).
There are questions and scepticism regarding it being a federal agency like INEC, will the yet to be created/named agency be under the control of the executive? Who will hold the agency accountable etc? Some of these concerns have being raised on different platforms on social media. Fairview Africa Media will definitely bring you the full details on the proposed bill as it emerges.
