Tag: New Electoral Act

Electoral Act: “We’re bequeathing a lasting legacy” – President Buhari

Aminu Imam

…Asks that Section 84 (12) be deleted President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2022, as passed by the National Assembly holds a lot of promises for improving the election processes with a lasting legacy to the country. The President stated this while signing the Bill into law at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. He noted with delight the introduction of new technology and efforts to engender clarity and transparency in the nation’s election processes as contained in the Electoral Act (amendment)…

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New Electoral Act: Ramalan salutes President Buhari’s nationalism, courage, statesmanship

Aminu Imam

Former Kaduna State APC Caucus Chairman and Group Executive Chairman, ATAR Communications Nig. Ltd, owners of Liberty TV and FM Radio Stations, Alhaji (Dr.) Tijjani Ramalan, has saluted President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the much-awaited Electoral Act (amendment) Bill yesterday. The Media owner, who was a member of Buhari’s Presidential Election Media Teams for 2015 and 2019 Elections, stated that the President has boldly and deeply written his name in gold in the hearts of lovers of liberty, freedom and democracy in Nigeria, Africa and the world. Ramalan,…

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New Electoral Act contains progressive provisions to facilitate conduct of free, fair, credible elections — INEC

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has assured that the new Electoral Act assented by President Muhammadu Buhari contains many progressive provisions that will facilitate the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria. In a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, the Commission described the signed Act as historic. The statement further revealed that it will hold an extraordinary emergency meeting on Saturday to deliberate on the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections. The Commission…

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