Local Government Council in Nigeria shall be democratically constituted according to Section 7(1) of the 1999 constitution as amended. Can a Local Government Council enjoy autonomy when elections are not conducted at that level? It is worrisome and un-imaginable, that since March 2019 when the tenure of the immediate past SIEC chairman expired and he has since left office, there have not been any replacement in term of appointing a new chairman and other commissioners who tenure has also expired. It is ridiculous that an agency that is statutorily constituted by law could not be constituted by a government and a governor that is put in place by law. It is unbelievable that the tenure of chairman of an election body, that has expired since March 2019 we are now In March 2020, you could recalled that the OBSERVERS TIMES early February published a list that was completely made up of politicians especially the members of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress APC which was widely criticized by the opposition party Peoples Democratic Party PDP which lead to review by the state government.
List of the Newly Appointed Members of State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) Kogi State.
1. Mamman Nda Eri – Chairman.
2. Ozovehe John Enesi – Secretary.
3. Alh. Ali Lawal Jiya – Member.
4. Musa Adama (Babakeke) – Member.
5. Hon. Funsho Olorunfemi – Member.
6. Chogudo Yakubu Musa – Member.
7. Hon. Labaran Yahaya Oyigebe – Member.
8. Abdulkarim Jamiu – Member
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