Senate moves to establish electoral commission for Local Governments

Following the financial autonomy granted for the existence of the local government in Nigeria, the Senate has moved to establish the Local Government Independent Electoral Commission.

The upper house started the process on Thursday through a bill seeking to establish a federal agency that will conduct local government elections in the Nigeria.

The Bill scaled first reading in the Senate on Thursday.

The Bill titled, “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024” was sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, (APC – Niger East).