Nigeria : Appointing an INEC Chairman

Nigeria : Appointing an INEC Chairman
Lagos — ONE of the recommendations of the Justice Mohammadu Uwais panel on electoral reforms was that the powers to appoint a chairman for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) be vested in the National Judicial Council (NJC). This singular recommendation has become a mantra for Nigeria’s civil society and opposition groups who argue that retention of such powers by the President …

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