Some of the President’s ministers are said to be planning to run for different offices on the platform of the APC The Senate had earlier unanimously rejected Electoral Act Amendment Bill sent by President Muhammadu Buhari EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has barred political appointees from voting at its national … Read more
President Buhari, on Friday, signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law He also called on the National Assembly to delete Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, saying that the provision disenfranchises political office holders EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the electoral … Read more
According to Atiku, this will enable political parties to commence the process of choosing their leaders in 2023 …President Buhari eventually assented to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill on Friday EKO HOT BLOG reports that former vice president Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to roll out election guidelines ahead of … Read more
The presidency has revealed that in a matter of hours, President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview with newsmen. According to Femi, “He (Buhari) will sign … Read more
… in 2019 the president declined assent because the compulsory use of the card reader was included EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says President Muhammadu Buhari is afraid that giving assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill will make his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to fail in … Read more
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
Fayemi had said all governors met and discussed issues of national importance, including removal of subsidy… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Thursday said it will engage the organised labour unions on the removal of fuel subsidies in the country. Governor Kayode Fayemi, NGF Chairman, made this known while briefing … Read more
It is becoming common of President Muhammadu Buhari to dodge assent. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to swiftly sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. He made the call on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, about a month … Read more
Recall that the President had declined assent to the Electoral Amendment bill over the direct primary clause… EKO HOT BLOG reports that there are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill this week, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has confirmed. Lawan, who met with President Buhari at the State … Read more
…the National Assembly had on November 19, last year transmitted the Electoral Bill to the president with recommendations… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured that the National Assembly, upon resumption on January 18, 2022, would review the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which was rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari. … Read more
The governor added that because there are opportunities for clauses in a bill to be further amended… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have any excuse for not signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Wike said this on Sunday during an interview on … 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 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
He also faulted purported moves not to prevent election results declared by INEC under duress… Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has declared that Nigeria will be heading for peril if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is barred from transmitting election results electronically. Speaking during Wednesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana cited Section … Read more
…the commission can also conduct an electronic transmission of results directly from the polling unit to its central server. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no excuses not to use the electronic direct transmission of results in the 2023 general elections and other future polls. The party’s position … Read more