Electoral Act

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Politics

Nigeria Decision: No electronic transmission of results in Electoral Act – Senate President speaks

VAM News February 28, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA NEWS UPDATE The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday clarified that the Electoral Act 2022 did not provide for electronic transmission of election results as being demanded by a...

2 Minutes

Politics

PDP suspends primaries indefinitely in Imo amid confusion on Electoral Act

VAM News May 22, 2022 0 Comment

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has suspended its primaries for the House of Assembly and House of Representatives indefinitely over unreconciled delegates list. The party’s Legal Adviser in the state, Mr....

2 Minutes

National

Senate finally amends Electoral Act to allow Statutory Delegates Vote

VAM News May 10, 2022 0 Comment

The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Electoral Act 2022, to allow ‘statutory delegates’, all those elected to participate and vote in the conventions, congresses or meetings of political parties. This followed the expeditious consideration...

2 Minutes

Politics

2023: Comply With Electoral Act Or Be Barred From Elections – INEC Declares

VAM News April 6, 2022 0 Comment

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that political parties that fail to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 will not be allowed to participate in the 2023 elections. This...

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Court National

Electoral Act: Nigerian Senate to appeal ruling that permits political appointees to contest primaries

VAM News March 23, 2022 0 Comment

The Senate has resolved to appeal the judgement of Federal High Court, Umuahia, nullifying section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. The resolution was reached after a debate at Wednesday’s plenary. The resolution followed a...

1 Minute

Court National

[BREAKING] Electoral Act: House Reports Judge To NJC, Reveal Next Action Over Section 84(12)

VAM News March 23, 2022 0 Comment

The House of Representatives has decided to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, asking the Attorney General of the Federation to delete section 84(12) from the electoral act amendment...

4 Minutes

National

Court Ruling On Electoral Act Divide Senators

VAM News March 22, 2022 0 Comment

Senators were apparently divided on Tuesday over a call for the Senate to debate a Federal High Court ruling that declared Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act as illegal. Justice Evelyn Anyadike, in a...

1 Minute

National

BREAKING: Second reading Bill to amend Electoral Act fails

Akanji Philip March 9, 2022 0 Comment

The bill to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 has failed to pass the second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the upper and lower legislative chambers...

1 Minute

National

JUST IN: Senate Throws Out Buhari’s Request To Amend Electoral Act

VAM News March 9, 2022 0 Comment

The upper chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously voted against the Bill seeking to amend Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari had on the 28th of February, 2022,...

1 Minute

National

Buhari writes NASS, seeks amendment of Section 84 (12) in Electoral Act

VAM News March 1, 2022 0 Comment

The Nigerian Senate has received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking amendment to section 84 subsection 2 and subsection 12 in the 2022 Electoral Act. President Buhari in his letter that was read...