Sumner Dagogo-Jack

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Sumner Karibi Dagogo-Jack
Chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria
In office
1994–1998
Preceded by Okon Uya
Succeeded by Ephraim Akpata
Personal details
Born 1930
Abonnema, Akuku-Toru LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria

Chief Sumner Karibi Dagogo-Jack (born 1930) was chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) appointed by President Sani Abacha, holding office from 1994 to 1998. [1]

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The commission conducted elections for the local government councils and the National Assembly. [1] NECON overstepped the bounds of its authority in some cases. For example, shortly before the March 1997 local government elections, Dagogo-Jack nullified the positions of National Leader in the NCPN and National Coordinator in the DPN, which he said were in violation of the parties' constitutions. [5] The elected officers had not been inaugurated when Abacha died suddenly in June 1998, and his successor Abdulsalami Abubakar initiated a fresh electoral process that would lead to the establishment of the Nigerian Fourth Republic in May 1999. [1]

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  2. ↑ Muyiwa Oyinlola (2 May 2010). "From Esua to Iwu, who will rescue Nigeria?". Nigerian Compass. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  3. ↑ "ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS". NBF News. 7 Jun 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  4. ↑ DAYO BENSON (11 May 2003). "INEC: How has the umpire fared?". BNW News. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Transition or Travesty: Nigeria's Endless Process of Return to Civilian Rule". Human Rights Watch. 1 October 1997. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
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