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Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by McTobe(m): 7:32am On Oct 04, 2019
Una wan start again? Yeye politicians, rubber stamps.
Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by Risingblue008(m): 8:05am On Oct 04, 2019
So card reader is not even legalized bfor?haaah,na waoooo!!!!,one day naija go just make person run mad
Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by Kingofdemonss: 8:22am On Oct 04, 2019
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cool



It really gladdens my heart that an Urhobo man seats on the DSP throne, while Ibos are minority leaders.... afterall they always shout we the SE/SS people and doing atachee by force while they turn DSP seat to Ibo chieftancy title

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Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by tk4rd: 8:41am On Oct 04, 2019
Please, let them also include the publishing of the full election results on the INEC website and on the national dailies.
Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by Kingofdemonss: 8:54am On Oct 04, 2019
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Do it and do it fast NOW.
A better and good Nigeria is all we want.
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Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by bejeria101(m): 9:37am On Oct 04, 2019
agbonkamen:
How this man take become DSP grin

He arranged for the mace to be stolen from the Senate. And was rewarded.
Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by Amudeneogu: 9:50am On Oct 04, 2019
So, the card reader is illegal all this while, then all if it is so, all the elections conducted with this card reader should be canceled because it is a fraud.
Re: Omo-Agege Says NASS Will Amend Electoral Law To Make Card Readers Legal by Niaja4real(m): 10:07am On Oct 04, 2019
dayo229:
Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege says the National Assembly will give legal backing to card reader in the new Electoral Act, to further enhance the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria.

He gave the assurance when he received the Nigerian Representatives of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council, (AU- ECOSOCC), led by Dr. Tunji Ashaolu in Abuja on Thursday.

A statement by his spokesperson, Yomi Odunga in Abuja, quoted Omo-Agege as saying that it was important the card reader be made part of the legal regime for elections. He said the senate maintained that card reader would ensure credible polls.

According to him, the mistake of the Eighth National Assembly is that the amendment of the Electoral Act breached ECOWAS Protocol, which will not be repeated.

“I am sure any minute from now, we are going to be coming up with a revised Electoral Reform Amendment Bill that will address issues that are very dear to us and issues that came to the fore in the 2019 elections, most especially revolving round the legality of the card reader.

“We know that there is no way you can have genuine, credible, free and fair elections in this country without addressing the issue of the card reader.

“Most of the litigations that arise from the 2015 and 2019 elections have always centred around the legality or otherwise of the card reader.

“The courts have made it very clear that as far as they are concerned, Section 49 of the Electoral Act is very clear that the only document recognised by law for purpose of accreditation is the voters register.

“To the extent that we believe that we want to introduce any innovation including but not limited to the card reader.

“We have to do the right thing, the right thing as far as we are concerned is for us to pass the law to make the card reader.

“We are hellbent on doing that, and we actually tried in the committee that I served on in the eighth senate but the leadership of the eighth senate delayed it and by the time it passed, it had run into challenges with the ECOWAS Protocol,” he said.

He, however, explained that contentious areas in the amendments made by the eighth National Assembly would be removed before the bill will be passed and sent to the President for assent. Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District, also expressed the desire of the ninth senate to ensure that the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) was given accelerated approval.

He assured that the bill would have the buy-in of the executive arm of government to avoid the mistakes of the past.

He said: “This time around, it is the determination of the ninth senate that we are going to have this (PIGB) passed. Earlier, leader of the delegation, Dr. Tunji John Ashaolu, emphasized the need for Nigeria to take its rightful place in the African Union (AU).

He also called on the National Assembly to immediately revisit the Electoral Act
Amendment Bill, as well as the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB).

Source: https://punchng.com/n-assembly-will-give-card-reader-legal-backing-omo-agege/amp/
How about making a law to checkmate "MACE RUNNERS " Mr.DSP

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