NASS Considering Holding Elelctions One Day, Says Rep Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has disclosed that the National Assembly is considering amending the Electoral Act, which will most likely include holding all elections on the same day.
Abbas stated this on Thursday, adding that if the measure is passed and signed by the President, presidential, gubernatorial, national, and state House of Assembly elections might all take place on the same day.
He spoke with a delegation from the European Union’s Election Observation follow-up mission to Nigeria’s 2023 general election in Abuja.
Abbas, in a statement by his Press Secretary, Leke Bayeiwu, told the EU team that its reports on the 2023 polls were being considered in the ongoing electoral and democratic reforms by the National Assembly.
Abbas said: “I want to acknowledge that the leadership of the country under nike revolution 7 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to ensuring that we improve on our electoral processes, particularly regarding the observations made (by international observers) on the 2023 elections.
“We in the National Assembly have also been air jordan 5 el grito release date sept 2024 hf8833 busy working to gather air jordan 6 carmine 2021 release date as many issues as possible, arising from the last elections, so that we can see how we can legislatively address them; so that our next election will be more transparent, acceptable, and in alignment with international standards.”
He told the team that a recent joint Senate and House of Representatives leadership meeting resolved to isolate electoral amendment issues and accelerate their consideration and passage.
He explained that it was the thinking of many members of the National Assembly that a single-day election would not only improve efficiency and transparency in electoral conduct but also reduce costs by almost 40 per cent.
He said: “Like the single-day election, it is to hold the election of the president, National Assembly membership, governorship, and state House of Assembly membership elections on the same day.
“In our own thinking, it will help to reduce our electoral costs to as much as 40 per cent if we can hold the elections within a day. It will also improve transparency and increase efficiency, particularly on the turnout of voters.”
Source: Election
