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Bill for Independent Candidacy in Nigerian elections scales first reading

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Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved for first reading a bill seeking an alteration to the 1999 Constitution to allow independent candidates to stand for elective offices in future elections. The proposed law is titled: “A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 […]

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Nigeria’s National assembly passes Independent candidacy for elections bill, sends it to Buhari for assent

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Clerk of Nigeria’s National Assembly (CNA) has been directed by the Nigerian senate to transmit a constitution alteration bill No. 58 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act. The bill seeks to provide for independent candidacy in presidential, governorship, national and state assemblies and local government councils […]

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