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NASS suspends consideration on sequence of elections bill

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2018 0

A new Bill for An Act to amend the provisions of the Electoral Act for a reordered sequence of 2019 elections suffered a set back in the National Assembly on Wednesday as the Bill was withdrawn for more legislative inputs after facing opposition from federal lawmakers. President Muhammadu

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Election Sequence: CNPP knocks Buhari for withholding assent, urges NASS to veto it

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2018 0

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was ill-advised by the enemies of democracy to withhold assent to the recently passed Electoral Act amendment by the National Assembly, urging the lawmakers to invoke their veto power and sign the amendment into law in the interest of the country. While […]

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2019 polls: We stand by our timetable, INEC insists

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2018 0

Apparently invoking the statutory powers conferred on it by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that it stands by the timetable released in January for the 2019 rounds of elections. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, at a consultative meeting with the media […]

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Sudden death of winning candidate: Senate amends Electoral Act

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2016 0

The Senate on Thursday offered a way out of the conundrum that may arise from sudden death of a governorship candidate in an election already conducted and which result is being awaited. This came as the Senate added a new provision in the Electoral Act, which enables the affected political party to hold a fresh […]