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National Assembly Passes Fourth Version Of Electoral Act Amendment Bill

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: September 19, 2018
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The fourth version of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill has been passed by the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Electoral Matters.

Chairman of the Committee, Senator Suleiman Nazif, on Tuesday, explained that the third Electoral Act Amendment Bill which was sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent was intended to be an addendum to the second Amendment Bill earlier sent which contained the clause on the use of card readers.

Senator Nazif dismissed insinuations that the committee removed the clause in the Bill specifying the use of card readers in elections.

The senator added that the committee has now merged the second and third bills into a fourth Electoral Act Amendment Bill which includes the use of card readers.

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According to him, the new bill has addressed the concerns raised by the President.

President Buhari had declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill three times over the re-ordering of the sequence of elections.

He also stated that the amendment to section 138 of the Principal Act to delete two crucial grounds upon which an election may be challenged by candidates unduly limits the right of candidates to a free and fair electoral review process.

Further, he stated that the amendment to section 152 (325) of the Principal Act may raise constitutional issues over the competence of the National Assembly to legislate over local government elections.

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