New Electoral Act Will Be Used Next Year

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has assured that the new Electoral Act would be used to conduct elections slated for next year and beyond.
Lawan gave the assurance yesterday, at a public hearing jointly organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters.
The event was meant for stakeholders’ input on “a bill for an Act to Repeal the Electoral Act No. 6  2010(as amended) and enact the Independent National Electoral Commission Act 2020.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission will conduct governorship elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun states before the 2023 general elections.
“I want to assure Nigerians that we will do whatever it takes to give Nigerians a befitting Electoral Act that would ensure a credible, transparent elections, even before 2023.”
The Senate President seized the occasion to reiterate his earlier promise that the National Assembly would work hard to ensure that the Electoral Reforms Bill was passed by the first quarter of 2021.