Which electoral commission was established in August 1998 under the chairmanship of Justice Ephraim Akpata to conduct the transition elections of 1998–1999?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. the Independent National Electoral Commission
- Step 1: In August 1998, General Abdulsalami Abubakar established INEC to replace Abacha's NECON. Step 2. Chaired by retired Supreme Court jurist Justice Ephraim Akpata, INEC conducted local council, state governorship, legislative, and presidential elections culminating in the Fourth Republic. Answer: the Independent National Electoral Commission. Why not the others: FEDECO conducted the 1979 and 1983 elections; NEC conducted the 1993 election under Humphrey Nwosu; ECN conducted the 1959 pre-independence elections under Ronald Wraith.
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