» NAMES OF COMMISSIONERS WITH DESIGNATION,
   DEPARTMENT OR FUNCTIONS

The Statutory responsibilities and functions of the Commission are as spelt out in the law establishing the Commission ADS LAW No. 3 of 2000 – Adamawa state Independent Electoral Commission law 2000 A13 –A14 Section 8

ALHAJI ZAILANI AHMED	Executive Chairman
HON. NAKASHIRI ABBA AMIN	Commissioner Incharge of Finance and Supply
HON. BINDOWO HAYATU	Commissioner Incharge of Works and Estate
HON. EVANS MBODWAN	Commissioner Incharge of Logistics.
HON. DR. LIAZARU GUGU.	Commissioner Incharge of Research and Statistics
HON. ABUBAKAR SALEH GELA	Commissioner Incharge of Administration and Personnel Management
HON A. T. SHEHU	Commissioner Incharge of Public and Legal Affairs

» COMMSSION’S SECRETARIAT

A Civil Permanent Secretary is the Secretary of the Commission as provided by law. The secretary is the Head of Management team, he monitor and coordinates the activities of the various departments. The functions of the Secretary are:

• General administration of the Management unit.
• Issuance of notice s of commission’s meetings, Management and Tenders Board.
• Taking minutes/proceedings of al the meeting of the Commission, Management Tenders Board.
• Drafting memoranda for consideration by the Commission and the Tenders Board.
• Extraction of Conclusions.
• Documentation of records of meeings.
• Conveyance of conclusion/resolutions to relevant Departments/individual officers as well as ensuring a follow-up action.

» History and Mission Statement And Objective Of Adamawa
   State Independent Electoral Commission

The Adamawa State House of Assembly bill to establish the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission was signed into law by his Excellency Governor Boni Haruna on March, 2000.

The law states that, the Commission among other things; is to organise, conduct and supervise, all elections to Local Government Councils within the State and provide for matters incidental thereto.

The Commission is to consist of a Chairman who shall be the State Chief Electoral Commissioner and six other Members, two from each of the 3 Senatorial Districts of the state. The Chairman and the Commissioners shall be appointed for a 5 years tenure. The chairman must attain the age of 50 years while the Commissioners 40 years.