Last week, lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives passed a harmonised version of the bill EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Assembly Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Buhari to sign the amended Electoral Act Bill into law without delay. The group made the call on Tuesday … Read more
President Buhari had withheld his assent to the bill in November last year, citing the cost of conducting direct primary elections… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Assembly has transmitted the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on NASS Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, … Read more
Jega says Nigeria Should Go Into The Next Elections With A New Law EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, says the country will be better off with a new electoral law ahead of the 2023 general elections. Jega made this statement while speaking at a … Read more
I Don’t Believe In Direct Primaries, Buhari Says, Slams National Assembly EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he doesn’t believe in direct primaries in choosing candidates of various political parties for elections. He stated this during an exclusive interview with Channels Television, which was aired on Wednesday. Buhari’s refusal to … Read more
Read the full speech of former Governor of Lagos Akinwunmi Ambode at inauguration Of Southwest Zonal Executives Of APC’s Youth And Student Council Keynote address by Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Former Executive Governor of Lagos State and deputy chairman of the south-west subcommittee of the contact and strategy committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at … Read more
Oyetola and Ambode Call On Youths To Participate In Active Politics and Governance EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode have stressed the need for the active participation of youths in the political process and governance. The duo spoke at the inauguration of the … Read more
Umahi rejects Direct Primaries, tasks NASS to stop action on the electoral amendment bill EKO HOT BLOG reports that David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State and chairman of the Southeast Governors’ Forum, said on Thursday that Direct Primaries will suffocate democracy in Nigeria. During a courtesy visit, Umahi spoke to stakeholders and a group from … Read more
By Kayode Shopekan Group has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari on assenting to the electoral act amendment bill EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy (VATLAD) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to take his time and study the Electoral Amendment Bill before him, as some of the amendments may have … Read more
The president, who received the bill 10 days after it was passed has until December 19 to sign it… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), requesting advice over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The letter addressed to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud … Read more
APC govs clash over direct primaries, Bello, Sule exchange words Bagudu alongside Buni and Governor Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa State visited the President over the matter. EKO HOT BLOG has learned that governors who are members of the All Progressives Congress have been unable to reach an agreement on a common viewpoint on the direct … Read more
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill will soon be signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Gbajabiamila who made this known after he met with the President at the Aso Rock Villa on Thursday, added that the bill has been dispatched … Read more
The party stressed that such a mode of conducting primary was not operable and does not reflect the wishes and aspirations of the majority of Nigerians. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the adoption of direct primary for the nomination of candidates for elections in political parties in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill … Read more