Senate deletes compulsory direct primary clause from electoral bill
The senate on Wednesday deleted clause 87 of the electoral act amendment bill which provides for a compulsory direct primary ...
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2023: No election timetable without electoral law ― INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that until the Electoral Act Amendment Bill is signed into law, it ...
Electoral Act: Don’t override Buhari, Jega urges National Assembly
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has advised the National Assembly not to ...
Electoral bill: Nigeria not ready for direct primary -IPAC
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declining assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National ...
Senator urges Nigerians to thank Buhari for rejecting new electoral bill
Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa-West), has said he is happy that President Muhammadu Buhari withheld assent to the Electoral Act ...
New electoral bill will alienate 160m Nigerians – Malami
Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has said the Electoral Act Amendment Bill has many flaws which necessitated the ...
Mode of primary prerogative of political parties –Lamido
A former Jigawa state Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Sule Lamido has backed President Muhammadu Buhari for ...
The storm, party rebels and the electoral bill, by Azu Ishiekwene
Last week, the country was engulfed in a mutiny across party lines. After members of the National Assembly surreptitiously inserted ...
Senate passes Electoral Act amendment bill
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and approved the electronic transmission of results. The approval when ...