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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has advocated the tinkering of relevant constitutional and electoral provisions, including embedding the funding of the commission’s activities in the Federation Account, to guarantee greater independence and seamless operations.

Amupitan made the appeal while delivering a keynote speech in Abuja at the public presentation of “Shadows: Protest Essays on Africa’s Most…

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