» NAMES OF COMMISSIONERS WITH DESIGNATION,
   DEPARTMENT OR FUNCTIONS

	Alh Bawale Bala Kankia Executive Chairman
Alh. Bello I. Dabai Secretary To Commission		Alh. Mamman Ummaru Rumah Electoral Commissioner Logistics

Alh. Ummaru Mohammed Namani Electoral Commissioner Legal Services	Alh Abubakar Lado Danmarke Electoral Commissioner Finance & Accounts

Alh. Sani Daura Electoral Commissioner  Planning Research & Statistics	Alh. Aliyu Ahmed Musawa Electoral Commissioner Field Services	Alh. Sani Ibrahim Dutsi Electoral Commissioner Public Affairs

» A Message from the Chairman

I would like to commend the courage and fore sight of His Excellency the Governor of Katsina State Alhaji Ummaru Musa Yar’adua for carefully selecting the team that make up the Commission. The Commission as earlier mention is made up of a very formidable team of dedicated and experienced people who have excelled in various fields of endeavors. It is a team that I enjoined a very good working relationship with, they proved to be very hard working and able members. With the able assistance the Commission is able to stand as full pledged independent

Commission that discharges it duties as expected. In the last two years of its existence with the help of the commission members and the dedicated staff the commission was able to conduct a  referendum for the creation of thirty additional local Government areas of the State it has also conducted delimitation of wards for effective and successful conduct of Local Government Council elections in the State.

He commission has also successfully maintain high-level financial discipline in its spending this has attracted commendations from the state Government. It is my humble vision to make Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission a model among all the SIECs in the Federation, with God on our side, my past track record as an Ex-commissioner, a seasoned administrator and a politician, and with the caliber of people in the commission this task is going to be accomplished.

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

The 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provided for the states to establish state electoral commissions with constitutional responsibility of Organizing, Supervising and Conducting Elections into the Local Government Councils. In compliance with these provisions the Katsina state House of Assembly in the year 2000 amended the law of the state on local electoral commission and therefore established the katsina State Independent Electoral Commission, which was inaugurated in April 2001. The Commission which has the chairman as the head,  has six members and The Secretary, who was appointed by The Commission. Members of the Commission were carefully selected by the State Government cutting across diverge interests and Geo Political Zones in the state for fair representation. The Members of the Commission were selected based on merit and their past track records in their areas of endeavours They are people who were tested and trusted, who have excelled in their different fields, among them is an ex Commissioner, a retired Permanent Secretary,, a retired Director General in the State Civil Service, a retired Director in the Federal Service, accomplished Business men and distinguished Lawyer of repute.

The Commission has so far successfully concluded a Referendum for the creation of 30 more Local Government, Areas in the State, it has also conducted Delimitation of additional wards in the State, which will very soon be tabled before the House of Assembly for passage into Law.

MISSION STATEMENT

With the relevant laws in place, and the caliber of People in the Commission and with the dedicated and experienced staff, the Mission of the Commission is to successfully conduct an Elections into the Political Offices of the Local Councils that is free, fair and acceptable to all. In pursuit of this, the Commission has maintained an open-door policy to all stakeholders. The commission is also determine to conduct its duties with diligence without fear or favors and in conformity with the Rules and regulations as contained in the Electoral Law 2002.

The Members of the Commission and indeed the Staff of the Commission are all indigenes of the state and therefore are stake holders in the development of the state therefore can not be a party to anything that will retard the development of the State.

The Commission is fully committed to the sustenance and Development of our nascent democracy especially at the grass root level.

OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMISSION

The Objective of the Commission is to utilize its dedicated and experienced staff and the limited resources it has to Organize, Conduct and Supervise the Conduct of free and fair elections into the offices of the chairmen and councilors through out the state and to undertake any other assignment as may be assigned to it by the relevant Organs of Government.