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Politics tamfitronics Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has called for the abolition of State Electoral Commissions, citing them as significant impediments to the development of local governments.Fagbemi made this assertion at a one-day discourse on “Nigeria’s Security Challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Levels,” organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja on Monday.In his speech, Fagbemi criticized the current structure, arguing that state governors exploit constitutional loopholes to undermine local government autonomy.He pointed to sections of the 1999 Constitution, including Section 7(1), Section 83(3), and Section 7(5), which he claims are used by governors to exert undue control over local governments.“Governors have latched on to the inadequacies and lacunas in some sections of the 1999 Constitution to undermine and render local governments redundant,” Fagbemi stated.He accused state governors of manipulating...