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In signing the Electoral Bill into law earlier today, @MBuhari objected to s. 84(12) of the law & requires @nassnigeria effectively to amend the law in order to repeal rust provision. The #NationalAssembly must disregard & resist this request. Here is why (Thread)
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S. 84(12) says:
"No political appointee at any level shall be voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election".
"No political appointee at any level shall be voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election".
Now, @MBuhari claims that: The practical application of section 84(12) is to "by operation of law, subject serving political office holders to inhibitions & restrictions", disabling them from running for office or participating as party members under the constitution.
Nigeria’s parliament made amendments to electoral law that fail to separate the meat from the bones, a scenario which also applies to our crumbling infrastructure.
Meanwhile, conspiracy theorists are poised to have a field day following a dissident’s curious resurrection.
Meanwhile, conspiracy theorists are poised to have a field day following a dissident’s curious resurrection.
The statement of intent by @NGRSenate in the proposed #ElectoralAct amendment is clear - #Nigeria must build on the incremental improvements from #elections2015, a key representation of which is the card reader.
It behoves of @inecnigeria to now take a real look at the failure points from #elections2015 in the use of these devices, map potential failure points, and mitigate them.
What must not be done is for @inecnigeria to discard card readers because of previous challenges.
What must not be done is for @inecnigeria to discard card readers because of previous challenges.
According to @jideojong, The notable omitted amendments from the Electoral Amendment Act (June Review) are:
1. Section 49 - Card Reader Provision
2. Section 8 - Section 8 Provision attempting to make INEC staff non-partisan;
3. Section 52 - Which lifts ban on electronic voting;
1. Section 49 - Card Reader Provision
2. Section 8 - Section 8 Provision attempting to make INEC staff non-partisan;
3. Section 52 - Which lifts ban on electronic voting;
4. Section 65 (a) - Which paved the way for the creation of the National Electronic Register of Election Results;
5. Section 31(6) - Which criminalises presentation of false affidavit by a candidate or political party which is supposed to lead to disqualification by the court
5. Section 31(6) - Which criminalises presentation of false affidavit by a candidate or political party which is supposed to lead to disqualification by the court
6. Section 78 (4) - Which would have given INEC 60 days instead of 30 days to respond to applications of political associations seeking to register as political parties.
7 - Section 91 (9)- Which increased individual donations from N1m - N10m while pegging fine at 1% of ceiling
7 - Section 91 (9)- Which increased individual donations from N1m - N10m while pegging fine at 1% of ceiling
