Nigeria election
Speaker Withdraws Mandatory Voting Bill Amid Controversy
In a significant development that has stirred the political landscape of Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has officially withdrawn the contentious Compulsory Voting Bill aimed at amending the Electoral Act 2022. The announcement came via a statement on Monday from the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi […]
INEC’s Role in Party Registration Under Threats as Bill Advances
A bill that seeks to strip the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its party registration role has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, co-sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Edo lawmaker Marcus Onobun, aims to establish an independent authority for the registration, regulation, and funding of political parties in […]