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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria\u2019s 36 state governors \u201cto promptly disclose details of chairmen and members of the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) in the states, including their qualifications and political affiliations, if any, and the mechanisms of their appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP urged the governors \u201cto provide to disclose the details of the results of local government elections conducted in their states since 1999, and the voters\u2019 register for any such elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP also urged the governors \u201cto clarify and explain how your states have complied with the requirements of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and international standards on the conduct of periodic local government elections in your states, including the details of any law regulating such elections in your states.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu had last week alleged that, \u201cthe conduct of local government elections in virtually all states has become mere coronation of candidates of the ruling parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a Freedom of Information requests dated 1 June, 2024 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: \u201cState governors have the constitutional responsibility to establish and allow independent electoral commissions to conduct local government elections fairly and impartially.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP said: \u201cThe reported interference by state governors in the operations of SIECs and apparent manipulation of local government elections are clearly incompatible with Nigerians\u2019 right to effectively participate in their own government.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to SERAP, \u201cGovernors\u2019 reported interference in the operations of SIECs and manipulation of local government elections have seriously undermined the sanctity and integrity of the electoral process and public trust and confidence in the process, as well as the integrity of the country\u2019s democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letters, read in part: \u201cLocal government elections in several states are susceptible to manipulation by governors. The appointment process of chairmen and members of SIECs and the operations of these commissions are shrouded in secrecy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would be grateful if the recommended measures are taken within 7 days of the receipt and\/or publication of this letter. If we have not heard from you by then, SERAP shall consider appropriate legal actions to compel you, your states and SIECs to comply with our requests in the public interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cState governors have also reportedly continued to undermine the enjoyment of people\u2019s right to participate in their own government.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe combined effect of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended], the Electoral Act, and the country\u2019s international obligations is the requirement that local government elections must be organized by a truly independent and impartial electoral body.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHuman rights treaties also require states parties including Nigeria to ensure the independence and impartiality of national electoral bodies responsible for the management of elections, as well as to promote the establishment of the necessary conditions to foster citizen participation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nigerian Constitution, Freedom of Information Act, and the country\u2019s human rights obligations rest on the principle that citizens should have access to information regarding their public institutions\u2019 activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crisis confronting Nigerian elections and lack of public trust and confidence in local government elections can be addressed only if the elections are conducted by independent and impartial state electoral commissions and in accordance with the Nigerian Constitution and international standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConfidence in the country\u2019s electoral process is increasingly on the decline. Many Nigerians are expressing concerns about the credibility and integrity of local government elections in your states.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe major problem facing the country\u2019s democracy is the lack of respect for Nigerians\u2019 right to participation and the concomitant lack of trust in election results. If citizens do not believe in the election process, then the entire system of democratic government becomes a questionable enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs its name suggests, SIEC is expected to maintain independence or absolute neutrality. SIECs must not only be independent and impartial, but must also be seen to be independent and impartial.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the mere fact that SIEC has \u201cindependent\u201d in its name does not in itself make it independent. What makes an institution truly independent and impartial are its attributes and characteristics, and the credibility and transparency of the appointment process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour states have a legal responsibility to promote and guarantee the integrity, credibility, and independence of SIECs, and to ensure that the electoral commissions are free from political and other interferences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe credibility and legitimacy of elections depend in part on the integrity and competence of the body conducting the process, and the transparency of the appointment process for SIECs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have constitutional and international obligations to ensure the independence of SIEC and build the confidence of the electorate and political parties in local government elections, and to promote public confidence in the appointment of SIECs\u2019 chairmen and members.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to our information, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu recently stated that \u201cthe conduct of Local Government elections in virtually all the states has become mere coronation of candidates of the ruling parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 36 SIECs in the country are responsible for the election of 768 local government chairmen and 8,747 councillors totalling 9, 515 constituencies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSERAP is concerned that SIECs lack the capacity and independence to effectively and efficiently perform their constitutional and statutory functions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the SIECs have no functional offices in the local government areas in their states and cannot recruit their own permanent staff. In some states, the SIECs are either not properly constituted, have no security of tenure or their critical functions have been taken over by government officials.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome SIECs are only constituted on the eve of elections and dissolved thereafter. They are also severely under-resourced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSection 197(1)(b) of the Nigerian Constitution provides for the establishment of State Independent Electoral Commission. 197(2) provides that \u2018the composition and powers of each body established by subsection (1) of this section are as set out in Part II of the Third Schedule to this Constitution.\u2019 According to section 198, states are to appoint chairman and members of SIECs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSection 200(1)(a) of the Nigerian Constitution provides that members of SIECs \u2018shall not be a member of a political party.\u2019 Section 202 provides for the independence of SIECs, and makes clear that the exercise of their powers \u201cshall not be subject to the direction and control of any other authority or person.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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