The bill aims to grant voting rights to a critical segment of Nigerians who, due to the nature of their duties on election days, are unable to participate in the electoral process. The senate has taken a significant step toward expanding voting rights by advancing a bill that seeks to amend the Electoral Act, allowing Nigerians on essential duties to vote ahead of election day. The bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend...
INEC had previously stated in January 2025 that it was waiting for an official request from the Senate before proceeding with the Anambra south by-election. The senate has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections for the vacant seats in Edo central and Anambra south senatorial districts. This call was made by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary while officially declaring both seats vacant and emphasising the need...
Addressing his colleagues in an emotional farewell speech, Okpebholo reflected on his journey in the 10th Senate and his transition to the governorship of Edo State. The Senate on Wednesday held a valedictory session for Governor Monday Okpebholo who represented Edo Central in the National Assembly. Okpebholo had made a final visit to the Senate chamber to bid farewell to the 10th Senate, marking the end of his tenure as a senator. Among his entourage...
The electoral body has rolled out regulations on how constituents can recall their representatives in the National and State Houses of Assembly The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved new regulations and guidelines for the recall of lawmakers from the National Assembly, State Houses of Assembly, and councillors in the Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This decision was announced following the commission’s meeting on Thursday, 19th September 2024, during which INEC...
INEC Chairman claimed that giving INEC control over local government election would strengthen democratic practices in Nigeria. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has announced the electoral commission’s capability of successfully conducting local government elections if saddled with the responsibility by law. He made this announcement on Thursday during his appearance before the National Assembly joint committee on electoral matters, which is chaired by Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli (APC, Oyo South)...
Jimoh Ibrahim claims he was not opportuned to vote and will approach the court to delist APC from participating in the November gubernatorial election in Ondo State. Controversial ex-while businessman and senator, Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South) has condemned the primary election conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, 20th April, 2024 and described it as a mega fraud. Senator Ibrahim, who came fourth in the election, made this claim while speaking to...
As political observers await the swearing-in of the elected Senators on the floor of the Red Chambers, OrderPaper, in this piece, OrderPaper profiles these lawmakers before and after joining politics. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, 3rd February 2024 conducted some bye-elections as a result of the resignation or death of elected lawmakers and subsequent vacancies declared by the presiding officers of the National Assembly and the state houses of assemblies. In the...
The representatives took an unreserved swipe at the electoral body, including the widely held view of its battered image from the last general elections The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has expressed displeasure over the absence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the planned 2024 budget defence hearing. The House had scheduled Wednesday, December 6, for the electoral body to appear and defend its budget estimates. However, the meeting did not...
The lawmakers also asked the federal government to halt statutory allocations to local government areas that are without democratically elected councils The Senate has condemned the dissolution of democratically elected local government councils in Benue and other states of the federation. This is as it also urged the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations to local councils that are not democratically elected across the nation. This resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion...
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