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General News of Tuesday, 1 June 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Groups encourage National Assembly to pass Electoral Amendment Bill

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• Five groups urge the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Amendment Bill

• They said it will go a long way to assure Nigerians of the genuineness of the ongoing constitutional review process

• The groups also condemned the destruction of INEC offices

A coalition of civil society groups has urged the National Assembly to quickly pass the Electoral Amendment bill.

According to them, it is one way to assure Nigerians of the genuineness of the ongoing constitutional review process.

Five groups; the Electoral Hub, Centre for Liberty, Raising New Voices, Movement for Socialist Alternative and Aspilos Foundation made the call in a statement.

“We are of the firm view that the most important and urgent business before the Senate is to conduct the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill into law.

“We are also of the view that the only way the Senate can assure the vast majority of Nigerians of the genuineness of its Constitutional Review processes is to carry out the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill.

“This is due to the fact that the Senate signposts electoral reforms as one of the cardinal points of her Constitutional Review," part of the statement read.

The groups also condemned the destruction of the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in several states which they said, is already casting doubts on the 2023 general elections.

They added that the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill remains the solution for the rising attacks on INEC offices because the Bill contains fresh provisions for digitalisation of the electoral process.