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,…
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BREAKING: Second reading Bill to amend Electoral Act fails
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…
JUST IN: Senate Throws Out Buhari’s Request To Amend Electoral Act
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…
Buhari writes NASS, seeks amendment of Section 84 (12) in Electoral Act
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…
INEC Eyes Assented Electoral Act For Ekiti, Osun Governorship Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will deploy the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill presently being reworked by the National Assembly if President Muhammadu Buhari assents to it before the Ekiti…
BREAKING: Senate Removes Direct Primaries, Passes Electoral Act
The Senate has removed the Contentious clause 84 from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Clause which imposes Direct Primaries on Political Parties was expunged at Wednesday’s Plenary after the upper legislative…