Gov. Bago Dissolves State Electoral Commission

Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State, North-Central, Nigeria has dissolved the State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC).

This is contained in a statement issued by Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG),  Abubakar Usman in Minna on Sunday.

The dissolution, he said, with effect from May 29.

“Members of the commission are directed to hand over all property of the state government in their possession to the most senior Director with immediate effect,” it stated.

It will be recalled that the Niger state House of Assembly had on Sept. 27, 2022 sacked the Chairman of Electoral commission, NSIEC, Baba Aminu over alleged misconduct.


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