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LG Election Bill Will Kill Democracy – NNPP

by Sunday Isuwa
9 months ago
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The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has said that the recent bill introduced by the Senate seeking to establish a Local Government Election Commission will kill democracy in Nigeria.

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According to the NNPP, the bill is a sinister move to destroy democracy in the country because it is laden with fraudulent intent.

Titled “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024 (SB. 531),” the bill is sponsored by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa. It has since passed its first reading at plenary.

But a statement issued by the national publicity secretary of the NNPP, Ladipo Johnson Esq, said the bill intended to be an autonomous body mandated to organise, oversee, and conduct elections for the offices of local government chairman and councillors across all states.

Johnson said it was inconceivable that such a bill was being proposed as a platform to conduct local government elections in the country.

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He observed that the conception that the legislation would make the body a federal agency has robbed it of any iota of integrity to serve the envisaged purpose.

According to him, arrogating federal powers to such an agency can only compound an already chaotic and crisis-prone election process, adding that it would never serve a good purpose but rather destroy whatever was left of the nation’s beleaguered democracy.

“It is unfortunate that we continue to see plans and actions by some politicians which are obviously tailored towards some specific negative objectives.

“The bill by the Senate to create an autonomous federal agency to conduct local government elections in the country is clearly a dangerous move. It won’t serve the intended purpose but will totally kill democracy in the country because it is prone to abuse and will certainly be abused by the federal authority!

“The very negative perception of INEC based on recurring criticisms of its records in the conduct of elections over time, and especially the overwhelming public opinion about the conduct of the general election and the recent one Edo State governorship election, does not support the idea of such a federal agency and should be jettisoned.

“This is why Nigerians must rise against this bill from being passed into law. The protest against this bill is urgent and must be championed by all opposition parties. It can only further serve as a major encumbrance to democracy because it is prone to naked abuse by federal powers. Anything their infectious fingers touch becomes corrosive!” he stated.

The NNPP publicity secretary noted that the problem with elections in the country was institutional as the process was usually tainted with fraudulent practices and, as such, did not warrant new agencies but a change in attitude by operators of the system by applying the electoral laws strictly and defending democracy.


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Sunday Isuwa is an award winning journalist with over 15 years of experience. Currently at LEADERSHIP Media Group, he has published thousands of articles that have helped in shaping Democracy, Good Governance in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large. His Twitter handle is @IsuwaSunday 

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