CSOs threaten to occupy National Assembly over Electoral Act amendment
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Despite the ravaging global COVID-19 pandemic, politics was at its best in 2020 across the world. For the first time in almost 30 years, a sitting United States president lost a re-election bid. The United Kingdom finally exited the European Union. Ghana re-elected its president for another term of four years. Many other countries were engaged in one political assignment or the other. Nigeria was not exempted. Two state governorship elections were held, while inter-party and intra-party palaver dominated the political space.
With 2021 just beginning, there are clear signs that more political activities and party squabbles may still take the centre stage. With 2023 general elections barely two years away, zoning by the two dominant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will be addressed.
CSOs demand electronic transmission of results in Electoral Bill
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By Gabriel Ewepu
CIVIL Society Organisations under the auspices of Coalition for Constitutional and Electoral Reforms, CCER, Monday, demanded National Assembly to do the wish of Nigerians on new legislation that captures electronic transmission of results and use of technology in the electoral process.
This was contained in a statement signed by leaders of CSOs including Centre for Liberty, NESSACTION, Millennials Active Citizenship Advocacy Africa, Raising New Voices, and Yiaga Africa.
The coalition pointed that NASS members have a binding constitutional responsibility to act in the overall interest of Nigerians by adopting and passing new and salient provisions in the Electoral Bill.