The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) describing them as appendages of the state governments.
President Inter Party Advisory Council High Chief Peter Ameh who stated this on Wednesday at a press briefing said with the presence of SIEC, there could never be free, fair and credible elections at the local government levels.
Ameh stated that governors have hijacked SIECs and use them in their own favour and the favour of their parties against the growth of robust opposition in the states and growth of smaller parties .
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Consequently, the IPAC president noted that the unfortunate trend has stifled development at the wards and local government levels.
