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ABUJA – The Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed the Electoral Act 2022 Amendment Bill for second reading, brightening the prospect for making electronic transmission of election results mandatory to minimise fraud in the nation’s electoral process.
The bill seeks to revisit the controversial electronic transmission of results that was rejected during the last review.
The House on Wednesday debated the general principle of the bill and passed it for second reading. ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act, 2022 and for Related Matters,’ is sponsored by the member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/ Udu federal constituency of Delta State, Hon. Francis Waive.
The bill seeks to amend selected sections of the current Electoral Act to provide for the re-registration of voters, same day elections, electronic transmission of results as well as punishment for frivolous election petitions.
Debating the general principles of the bill on the floor of the green chamber, Hon. Waive lamented the gaps in the current Electoral Act 2022, noting that an amendment of the law to pave the way for the electronic transmission of election results would help the nation’s democracy…
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