The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission to abide by the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
He made the call at the close of Thursday’s plenary while also suspending plenary till March 14 to enable senators to participate in the campaigns and elections.
Lawan urged the electoral umpire to consider all issues raised by the public abour last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections and make necessary adjustments. He said, “INEC should consider looking into issues raised by the public. INEC should be strictly guided by the Constitution and the Electoral Act and their guidelines and regulations.
“Nigerians should support INEC in whatever way they can so that it conducts the governorship and states assembly elections successfully. This is because that is what we all expect and that is what we need as a democracy.
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