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Yiaga Africa has said most of the recently held local elections in the country are a travesty of democratic elections and fall short of electoral integrity standards.
Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, said this in a statement, on Monday.
The ruling party or parties supported by governors in power have won virtually all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in elections.
In his statement, Itodo said, “To harness the benefits of the Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments, it is crucial to extend electoral reform to local…
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