Femi Falana says some governors are influencing President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision not to assent to the electoral bill. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says some governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are influencing President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision, not to assent to the electoral bill. On November … Read more
Senate said National Assembly would not go to war with President Muhammadu Buhari over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. EKO HOT BLOG reports that since NASS transmitted the bill to the President for assent on November 19, governors and lawmakers had been articulating their positions on the propriety of the bill. Speaking on a Channels … 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 bill empowered the electoral umpire to determine the use of electronic voting as well as the transmission of results… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and civil society organisations on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Assembly has passed the … Read more
…the Speaker stressed that no one can impose their own will over others… Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, tasked his colleagues that their deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill come at a very special moment in the nation’s history and would require them to do all in the best … Read more
The House of Representatives is in a rowdy session as lawmakers debate over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. There was uproar on Thursday after Deputy Speaker Idris Wase ruled against e-transmission of results despite a resounding ‘yes’ vote in favour of electronic transmission. More to follow…