In Nigeria, there is an electoral body which conducts elections and supervises all electioneering process. The body is called Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The body conducts elections into federal and state electoral constituencies. At the state level, usually for the conduct of local government elections, the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) is in charge.
INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu
Composition of Electoral bodies in Nigeria
At both the state and federal levels, there are chairpersons, supported by their various electoral commissioners. Rather than moving across all the state capitals during elections, the commissioners represent the interest of the chairperson there. He or she will supervise elections and declare results. This type of arrangement also applies at the state level where there are resident electoral commissioners for local government areas.
The officers at the local government also report to state commissioner just as the states report to the federal chairperson.
Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission(LASIEC) Justice Ayotunde Phillips
Roles of the Electoral bodies in Nigeria
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