President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to remove Section-84, subsection 12 of the Electoral Act he signed on Friday last week. The section of the law provides that no political appointee shall take part in voting or be voted for at the congress or convention of any political party for the purpose of nominating candidates…
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill today at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Buhari in his address said in line with established tradition, he received inputs from relevant ministries, departments and agencies of government…
Civil society organisations in Nigeria under the umbrella of the Situation Room have stormed the Unity Fountain in Abuja for a protest over the delay in the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo who spoke during the protest, warned that the delay in signing…
State governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to avoid further and sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The appeal to the President is one of nine decisions reached by members of the PDP Governors Forum during their meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The PDP Governors…
The Nigerian Senate has passed the harmonized version of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022. The harmonised bill passed by the lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary is the final agreed version between the Senate and House of Representatives on the amendment to Clause 84 of the bill. The harmonized bill empowers political parties to select candidates for election…
The House of Representatives passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, without the provision for direct primaries. The lower house of the National Assembly passed the bill after removing Clause Eighty-Four, which provided for compulsory direct primaries by political parties. The Green Chamber also shunned calls to follow the example of the Senate, which include a provision for…