Recommendation Legal Framework, paragraph 5 (Election Administration) Nigeria 2003
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NG/nigeria-final-report-nationally-assembly/at_download/file
The existence of a dual structure of election administration bodies is costly and unpractical. It creates a duplication of efforts and represents a waste of human and
technical resources. Apart from the enormous financial burden to maintain the SIECs structure for elections that take place every four years, the SIECs also replicate (on a smaller scale) the appointment system of INEC. By merging the SIECs into the current INEC infrastructure large savings could be made and a widespread rationalisation of resources would be achievable. The other advantage is the reduction of possible undue influence from the States’ executive.
