Nigeria’s House of Reps passes electoral bill amidst protest

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, maintaining the controversial Clause 52(2) as presented. That clause gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the option to determine when, where and how voting and transmission of results will be done. Clause 52(2) reads, “Voting at an election and transmission of result under […]

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Reps member accuses Nigerian Senate of 20 illegal insertions into Electoral Bill

A member of Nigerian House of Representatives from Benue State, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah, yesterday alleged that the Senate made 20 illegal insertions in the 2021 Electoral Act under consideration in the National Assembly. He alleged that the insertions were part of a larger scheme to rig the 2023 general election. The Benue lawmaker said […]

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Buhari’s persistent refusal to sign Electoral Bill is to scuttle 2019 elections -PDP

A statement by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday, said President Buhari’s repeated refusal to sign amendments passed to check rigging in the election, “raises issues of his sincerity of purpose and has the capacity to trigger political unrest and violence, which can, in turn, truncate our hard-earned democracy.” The statement reads: […]

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