Tag: election sequence
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Saraki reacts to judgment affirming NASS powers on election sequence
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has praised the judgement of the Court of Appeal which upheld the powers of the National Assembly to make laws, including the bill amending election sequence. The judgement dismissed the earlier verdict of the Federal High Court, which stopped the National Assembly from overriding the assent of the President…
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Appeal Court reverses judgment on election sequence dispute
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja which voided Section 25 in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which sought to dictate the sequence of the next general elections. Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja had, in a judgment on April 25 this…
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[Video] Senator Omo-Agege apologises to senate over comment on election sequence
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) on Wednesday to the senate over the controversial statement he made on the new election sequence passed by the Senate last week. Recall that last week Wednesday, Senator Omo-Agege and nine others during a press conference alleged that the new election sequence approved by the National Assembly which will see…
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Commotion in senate over reordering of elections sequence
There was commotion it the Senate during the adoption of the report of the Conference Committee on the amendment of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) which highlights include the controversial reordering of the 2019 general elections made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Nazif Suleiman, presented the…