The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has objected to conferring the Attorney-General of the Federation additional power to make rules or regulations for the proposed Electoral Offences Commission.
It was reported that INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, made the reservations at a public hearing organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on the bill to establish the electoral offences commission.
According to Yakubu, some clauses in the Electoral Offences Commission Bill, may hamper the independence of the commission when established.
The public hearing was chaired by Hon. Aisha Dukku.
