Election and electoral bodies in Nigeria III

Civic Education JSS 3 Second Term

WEEK 8

Election and electoral bodies in Nigeria III

Performance Objectives

Student should be able to:

1. Identify state electoral bodies in Nigeria

2. List and explain the functions of state independent electoral commission

Content

1. Identification of state electoral bodies in Nigeria

2. Functions of the State Independence Electoral Commission (SIEC)

 

State Electoral Bodies in Nigeria

SIECs (State Independence Electoral Commission) derived their mandates from the same section of the constitution that INEC derived its mandate from and has a sole role of organising and conducting elections into local government councils.

This is unlike INEC that has the responsibility to organise and conduct elections at both federal and state levels. However, INEC…