The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 to enable statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ congresses and primaries.

The House passed the amendment to section 84 of the Act after consideration of a bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act No 13, 2022; and for Related Matters (HB. 1984) sponsored by Hon Abubakar Hassan Fulata.

This comes a day after the Senate passed the same amendment.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 to enable statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ congresses and primaries.

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Wailers will always wail.... no matter what!
Fortunately, there is nothing sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians can do about it.

Wail on.......

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For those who want to understand the passing of this bill into law.
Let's break it down to the layman's understanding......

According to Section 84 ( of the Electoral Amendment Act, a political party that adopts the system of indirect primaries for the choice of its candidates shall clearly outline in its constitution and rules the procedure for the democratic election of delegates.

This, according to the Act is to vote at the convention, congress or meeting, in addition to statutory delegates already prescribed in the constitution of the party

Statutory delegates include: councillors, local government chairmen and their vices, political party chairmen in all the 774 LGAs, state and federal lawmakers.

Others are: Governors and their Deputies, President and Vice President, political parties’ National Working Committee members, state party chairmen and secretaries.

The amendment will allow statutory delegates, in addition to the delegates elected by various political parties at congresses and conventions to elect candidates for various political offices.

Nigeria will be great in our lifetime.
God bless Nigeria.

uchennaq:


If this is true, I don't think it's bad. How can we place our future and future of our children in the hands of few people that will probably vote according to the highest bidder.

kingphilip:
If it is a bill to move the country forward, it will spend decades before it gets passed after watering it down and getting several cuts out of it.

But ordinary to vote for primary, them don pass am under one day.