Nigeria election: World Bishops make fresh demand to President Buhari
The bishops made the appeal following the discrepancies that characterized the recently concluded Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship, State House Of Assemblies, and Area Councils in Abuja Nigeria’s elections.
He said that the Senate and House of Representatives had passed the Electoral Bill for the fourth time. The Act also guides how INEC handles operations and how members of staff of INEC go about the business of conducting elections for states and at the federal level. “We posit, this electoral amendment bill be given a fair hearing, and be acted upon speedily with all the support it requires by the Presidency, as Nigeria’s Senate and House of Representatives have passed the bill for the fourth time now, which indicates its transparency and importance, despite Mr. President’s refusal to assent to this bill.
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