Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cried out that a prolonged delay in assenting to the new Electoral Bill may hinder its preparations and smooth conduct of upcoming elections, including the governorship polls in Ondo and Ekiti States scheduled for June and July 2022.
INEC’s worry came just as the Convener of the Civil Society Situation Room, Mrs. Ene Obi, and the Executive Director of the Policy and Legislative Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Mr. Clement Nwankwo, made a case for President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently sign the Electoral Bill into law.
Speaking as one of the panelists at the Situation Room Stakeholders Forum on Elections held Monday in Abuja, the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Festus Okoye, said that the commission will find it difficult to adjust its plans if the Electoral Bill is suddenly signed midway to the series of off-season elections…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
