| 
»
NAMES
OF COMMISSIONERS WITH DESIGNATION,
DEPARTMENT OR FUNCTIONS
Chief
D.O. Awolumate, Chairman
|
|
| |
»
A Message
from the Chairman (POLICY STATEMENT)
To
conduct a credible and an acceptable election in the state; towards
sustaining the existing peaceful co-existence of all segments of
the state.
»
History
and Mission Statement And Objective Of Ekiti State Independent Electoral
Commission
The
1999 constitution on the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Section 197
empowers each states of the Federation to establish its own Electoral
Commission. Consequently, in March, 2001, the State Government
inaugurated the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission with
a Chairman and Six Electoral Commissioners.
A career
civil servant was appointed the Secretary.
The
objectives of the Commission include
(i) The
conduct of local government election in the state
(ii)
creation of wards and
(iii) playing
advisory role to INEC in matters relating to the registration of
voters.
|
