Tag: Electoral Act

Nigerian Senate rejects Buhari’s request to delete clause ‘disenfranchising’ political appointees in Electoral Act

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Nigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected President Buhari’s request for the upper house to delete the clause in the newly-signed electoral act that in his opinion disenfranchises political appointees. During the signing of the bill on February 25, President Buhari had criticized the section, which he said “constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political office holders.” Section […]

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Nigerian Senate president angry over court ruling on Electoral Act, says Judiciary can’t stop amendment

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As a result of a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, alongside the Attorney General of the Federation, the National Assembly and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to tamper with the Electoral Act, the Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has issued a statement signed by […]

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Electoral Act and Aso Rock Game, By Olusegun Adeniyi

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Within days of the passage of the 2021 Electoral Bill, it became obvious that the presidency was uncomfortable with the provision that makes it mandatory for political parties to nominate their candidates only through direct primaries. What followed, however, was an outsourcing of responsibility rather than an attempt to find a solution. First, it was […]

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APC has murdered democracy by the amended Electoral Act ―Secondus

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Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the amended Electoral Act as passed by the National Assembly, calling it the “murder of democracy.” Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the party, said this in Abuja on Friday during a media briefing. According to Secondus, the National Assembly has turned its back on Nigerians by putting […]

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Senate passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

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Nigerian Senate has passed the present Electoral Act Amendment Bill after the third reading. The passage followed the adoption of the report by the joint Senate and House of Representatives committee on the bill, which was presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator Suleiman Nazif. Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari had […]

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