The Nigerian Senate at its plenary on Tuesday passed
amendments to clauses 43, 52, 63 and 87 of the Electoral Bill 2021, the
Situation Room has noted.
Situation Room is a platform of civil society organisations
working on elections, good governance and other issues in Nigeria.
The Senate had initially passed the Bill in July 2021,
alongside the House of Representatives.
However, the Senate’s amendments to the Bill are as follows:
Clause 43: Insertion of “Electronic Voting Machine” in
subsections (1) and (3).
Situation Room
Clause 52: Amendment to subsection (2) by substituting with
a new subsection which reads, “Subject to Section 63 of this Bill, voting at an
election and transmission of results under this Bill shall be in accordance
with the procedure determined by the Commission.”
And the deletion of subsection (3) of Clause 52.
Clause 63: Amendment to subsection (5) by deleting the word
“transmit” and replacing with “transfer.”
Clause 87: Amendment to subsection (1) by substituting with
a new subsection which reads, “A political party seeking to nominate candidates
for elections under this Bill shall hold direct primaries “for aspirants to all
elective positions, which shall be monitored by the Commission.”
Situation Room
Insertion of subsection (3) which reads “The procedure for
the nomination of candidates by political parties for the various elective
positions by direct primaries shall ensure that all aspirants are given equal
opportunities of being voted for by members of the party and “given opportunity
to have agents for the purpose of monitoring the primaries.”
Insertion of a new subsection (4) which reads, “The
procedure adopted for direct primaries shall be spelt out in a guideline to be
issued by the political party and filed with the Commission at least 14 days
before the primary election.”
Insertion of a new subsection (5) which reads, “A political
party shall maintain register of its members and provide in the guideline for
the conduct of the primaries that the register of its members shall be used for
accreditation for the primaries.”
Insertion of a new subsection (6) which reads, “The
Commission shall deploy personnel to monitor the primaries in all the centres
where the direct primaries are held.”
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