Electoral amendment bill

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offers a general endorsement of the Electoral Bill. It suggests President Muhammadu Buhari consults with political parties and security agencies over the controversial direct primaries…

Civil society groups have gathered together to urge PresidentMuhammadu Buhari, to ignore lobbyist and sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Anti-Corruption and Research-Based Data Initiative and Adopt a Goal for Development…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, met with President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to sign the recently passed electoral amendment bill into law. The Speaker after a meeting with journalists in Abuja said that…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has rejected the provision of direct primary election in the Electoral Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly, saying it is not in the best interest of the country. He therefore urged…

"The amendment of Nigeria's Electoral Act mandating political parties to adopt the direct form of primaries in selecting candidates for elections has a lot of ambiguities that must be made clear." The Director General of the…

Mr Benjamin Kalu, the Spokesman for the House of Representatives said that the electoral amendment bill would be laid on July 13 before the House goes on recess. He said this at a news conference in Abuja, stating that the report would be…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly is working towards passing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill in the next two weeks. Lawan said this at the inauguration of Mr Abimbola Yusuf, as Chief Commissioner of the…

A group of civil society organisations, CSOs, on the platform of the Coalition for Constitutional and Electoral Reforms, on Sunday called on the National Assembly to give Nigerians a New Year gift by ensuring the passage of the…