“It has become imperative to restrict them from participating or aspiring for elective positions for at least five years after their disengagement from the commission.' Nigeria INEC Reps INECOfficials
Its Bill sponsored by Wale Raji had sought to amend the Electoral Act to ban electoral officers from engaging in partisan politics within five years of retirement, resignation or disengagement.
While leading debate on the Bill, Raji argued that the move would avert a situation where electoral officials would take undue advantage of their knowledge of the inner workings of INEC to sway election results in their favour. “It has become imperative to restrict them from participating or aspiring for elective positions for at least five years after their disengagement from the commission. This will ensure that such officers lose touch with recent happenings in INEC before they are allowed to contest elections,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has faulted moves by the National Assembly to embark on a two-month recess. Representative of Toro constituency in Bauchi State at the House, Muda Lawal Umar, asked his colleagues to skip the recess in the interest of the country.
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