Nigerians who think last month’s passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 will pave the way for new laws
Former governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West
“For the PIB, it is undergoing a clean-up by the National Assembly Bureaucracy. The bill is over 300 clauses. We need to take time to go through these clauses one after the other to ensure that the clauses truly reflect the position of the National Assembly. LEADERSHIP reports that the clean-up on the PIB, if a thorough job must be done, because of the National Assembly bureaucracy, it will take time and it is unlikely the two bills would be signed this month.
But when the members of the National Assembly voted on the bill, Clause 52 was amended in the red chamber to allow the Nigerian Communications Commission to decide where and when electronic voting and electronic transmission of results should take place. On her part, the director, CDD, Idayat Hassan said many Nigerians are not happy with the outcome of the voting, adding that they will mobilise themselves for a better engagement.
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