Fagbemi argued that these commissions are the primary obstacle to the development of local governments.
By Musa Ibrahim

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has advocated for the abolition of State Electoral Commissions.
Fagbemi argued that these commissions are the primary obstacle to the development of local governments.
He made this statement during a one-day “Discourse on National Nigeria’s Security Challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Levels” in Abuja on Monday.
The event, themed “Nigeria’s Security Challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Levels,” was organized by the House of Representatives.
Fagbemi emphasized that governors have exploited loopholes in the 1999 Constitution to undermine and render local governments ineffective.
He noted that the most common abuse in local governance is the use of state electoral commissions to conduct sham elections, along with governors’ tendency to appoint caretaker leaders in local governments.
Therefore, Fagbemi called for the elimination of State Electoral Commissions to promote genuine democratic practices within local governments.
His words: “To achieve this, many experts have proposed that there is need for the scrapping of the state independent electoral commission.
“Their functions and powers should be transferred to the independent national electoral commission because the state independent electoral commission remain an appendage to every incumbent governor. This is perceived as the root cause of the problem of local government administration in Nigeria.”
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