A Coalition of civil society Organizations in Nigeria has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for fulfilling his promise of assenting to the Electoral Bill and described the action as a huge milestone in Nigerian’s quest to consolidate electoral democracy.
In a statement signed by Twenty five civil society Organizations, they congratulated Nigerians for their active participation and vigilance in engaging the electoral reform process since inception and the National Assembly for their responsiveness in ensuring the Bill substantially reflects the will of the Nigerian people and for transmitting same to the President upon Citizens demands in January 2022.
The CSOs further call on the National Assembly to ensure gazetted copies of the Electoral Act 2022 are available to citizens and election stakeholders in a timely manner. Adding that that a delay in this will further reduce the opportunities for citizen’s and stakeholders to sufficiently familiarise with provisions in the new Act and support its implementation.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
