Ahead of the 2023 general elections, stakeholder have called for punitive measures against defaulters of the Electoral Act. The call was made in a joint communique at the just concluded Roundtable on Electoral Offences;organised by The Electoral Hub, an organ of the Initiative for Research , Innovation and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) in Abuja. As part of advocacy towards strengthening Read More
A Division of Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, which nullified the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. On Wednesday, a 3-man panel of the appellate court led by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia lacked the jurisdiction to Read More
President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise workshops that will acquaint judges on the rationale behind the recent innovations contained in the new Electoral Act. The Appeal Court President made the call in Abuja during a meeting which held at the Court of Appeal Headquarters, Abuja between Read More
The Senate Wednesday threw out request of President Muhammadu Buhari for amendment of section 84(12) of the Electoral Act which prevents appointive political office holders from contesting for election from party primary level without resigning. After the Senate Leader , Yahaya Abdullahi ( APC Kebbi North ) made the lead debate for second reading of the bill, many of the Read More
A renowned philanthropist, Dr. Ugochukwu Harvey Igboanugo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the electoral bill into law. Dr. Ugochukwu said the best gift the President has given to Nigerians is the electoral act, “which is a worthy legacy the Buhari’s administration is leaving behind.” He stated that the act will deepen Nigeria’s democracy and make the country rank Read More
The Coalition of Ekiti State Civil Society Organisations (COESCSOs),has said that the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress(APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) last week were peaceful, acceptable and substantially compliant with the provisions of the Electoral Act. The coalition noted that the outcome of two elections were largely supported by godfathers, saying those alleged to have been Read More
Northern Leaders of Thought (NLT) on Saturday called for postponement of the planned 2022 census due to its proximity to the 2023 general elections, while urging President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act. Speaking in a communiqué issued after a one-day meeting at Arewa House to coincide with the death anniversary of Northern Premier, Sir Ahmadu Bello, and Read More
The House of Representatives Tuesday adopted its conference committee’s report on Electoral Act amendment Bill, signaling its final passage by both houses of the National Assembly. This however was not without a brief opposition the move by Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, who on order of personal privilege insisted that the content of the report was not known to members, before Read More
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