Former President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has cautioned the Senate of the Nigerian National Assembly that states will not accept the amendment that would lead to the removal of State Independent Electoral Commission from the constitution.
He cautioned that for such alteration of the constitution to succeed, governors of the various states must be part of the amendment process.
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According to Ahmad Lawan, “If you want the state independent electoral commission to be removed from the constitution so that only INEC conducts elections for all local governments, states, and the federation, then you must have the governors on board.
“That is reality; let’s not deceive ourselves that we can just pass the law and then the state assembly will comply—they will not.
“They will listen to their governors, that is the truth…
“This is about survival of democracy….”
He urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to liaise with President Bola Tinubu to convene a meeting with the governors on the removal of the state electoral commission from the constitution and having only the INEC conduct all elections in Nigeria.