Tag: 2019 Election Sequence
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2019 Election Sequence: Senate re-introduces Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Senate on Tuesday started a fresh move toward reordering the sequence of elections by reintroducing the bill to amend the Electoral Act 2010. The bill, which was presented by Suleiman Nazif, passed first reading at plenary. Following the resolve of the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives to harmonise position on the…
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2019 Election Sequence: PDP knocks Buhari for withholding assent
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for withholding his assent to a proposed legislation by the National Assembly to change the sequence of general elections in the country starting from 2019. The party in a statement signed by Kola Ologbodiyan, its national publicity secretary, said it believes in the power…