By Temidayo Akinsuyi

The House of Representatives will today amend the 2021 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill in line with the Senate’s amendment of direct, indirect and consensus options for the selection of candidates for elective offices.

A credible source in the green chamber, who confirmed the development to Daily Inde­pendent, said they have agreed that the consensus option should be included in the final draft.

There has been disparity between the two chambers on the amendment after the earlier version which only allowed for direct primary was rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.

The president had declined assent to the bill on the grounds of insecurity and cost of con­ducting direct primary, which, he said, violates the spirit of democracy.

Following the rejection by the president, the Senate re-amended the bill and altered the controversial clause 84, thereby accommodating the direct, indirect and consensus mode of electing candidates by political parties.

The upper legislative arm also approved the recommend­ed clause 84(3) that “a political party that adopts the direct pri­mary procedure shall ensure that all aspirants are given equal opportunity of being voted for by members of the party.”

Clause 84(4) further pro­vides that “a political party that adopts the system of indi­rect primary for the choice of its candidate shall adopt the pro­cedure outlined below: (a) In the case of nominations to the posi­tion of presidential candidate, a political party shall, (i) hold special conventions in each of the 36 states and FCT, where del­egates shall vote for each of the aspirants at designated centres in each state capital on specified dates.”

The clause provides that a national convention shall be held for the ratification of the candidate with the highest number of votes.

On its part, the House of Representatives adopted the direct and indirect options but expunged the consensus option.

The provision by the green chamber reads: “The procedure for nomination of candidates by political parties for various elec­tive positions shall be by direct or indirect primaries.”

Speaking with Daily In­dependent on Monday, Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said his party will still revisit the Electoral Act Bill if it returns to power in 2023.

George, who said he was happy with the direct primary clause which would have giv­en power to party members to elect their representatives, also admonished President Buhari to sign the bill into law so that he can put his name in gold.

He said, “I am not very happy with the issue of the Electoral Act Bill. I was overtly happy when direct primary was slammed into that Bill because that would have negated all the shady deals associated with who emerges governor, senators, president and so on. Let the will of the people prevail. We have done it before in this country through Option A4. Every card carrying member of a political party has the right to decide who will represent them at the constituency.
“I am telling you, when PDP gets into government, we will re­visit that Electoral Bill and put the normalcy into it. Why can’t the president just do the right thing? It is not going to affect him. He should put Nigeria in a better state so that his name will be in gold in the country’s history. Otherwise, we are just fooling ourselves.

“He said it is too expensive. Whatever money he wants to spend to bring about a civilized process for our democracy, no matter the amount of money it may cost you, you should do it. It is important that we do that. It shouldn’t be a half-way measure”.

https://independent.ng/electoral-act-amendment-bill-reps-to-harmonise-with-senate-today-on-consensus-option/

Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want @[b][/b]..
God bless Nigeria

This 2023 election will be interesting, shocking, fun and intriguing. All hands on deck for now.
We are waiting for the primaries.

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Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want @[b][/b]..
God bless Nigeria

U still dey alive?

No be u sir-jedon swear for sey u go dash out last year.
I think sey u don dey Owu o

And how will this checkmate rigging in future elections ?

NasoLifeBe!!!

As usual government of the North.....

Ok

If you ever thought you're confused, just remember that Nigeria has a Senate and House of Reps that doesn't know what they are doing except to approve loan and pass a budget that is padded

The both Houses have been even more clueless than Buhari and can't even take one good decision

That was them that produced the popular slang "off your mic" when they were trying to hide their corrupt acts

Lol, it gets interesting. That consensus option though.

post=109674017:
Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want @[b][/b]..
God bless Nigeria

LOL, you know the country is not moving forward. You're always something to laugh about on this forum.

Okay.

Compulsory direct primaries rejected, consensus option included. And mofos are bragging the Tinubu is on top of the game? Na by noisemaking?

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Okay

post=109674017]Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want @[b][/b]..
God bless Nigeria [/quote]

Laughing Stock.

You're always something to laugh about

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At least.. He knows what good!

What's good for who?

God bless Nigeria

God bless everyone wishing the country the best

Faller:


Laughing Stock.

You're always something to laugh about

At least.. He knows what good!

We are waiting the outcome of their meeting today

They should do it well

Wow

I'm angry they fail to override Buhari

Femi Adesina had sometimes ago talked about evil forces trying to destabilize the country refusing to assent to electoral bill with direct primaries as options for various elective offices is an evil thought of an evil force,it is not a far-fetch that the attorney general and minister of justice is a prominent juridicial principality on the jugular of the country's political development. So Mr Femi Adesina look inwardly you will see the evil forces against the country's progressions and developments

The people must synergize, the hope of Nigeria, lies in our hands via our Unions and accountability agencies, NLC, NANS, etc... Nigerians must rally behind such righteous bodies, we must galvanize and match to ensure the will of the people, whenever necessary, for the good of the people and state.

Do Quick...
Do Quickk..
Do Quick Quickk..!!

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Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want @[/b]..
God bless Nigeria

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[b]That means, if the option of voting Peter Obi could move our darling nation forward,
You would vote for Peter Obi.
Isn't it??
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he is pro-APC. I doubt if he will vote for a PDP candidate even if doing that will move Nigeria forward

BluntCrazeMan:

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That means, if the option of voting Peter Obi could move our darling nation forward,
You would vote for Peter Obi.
Isn't it??
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hisexcellency34:
he is pro-APC. I doubt if he will vote for a PDP candidate even if doing that will move Nigeria forward

Hahahahahaaa..
I just wanted him to answer...
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Because that is where I will know the true level of the hypocrisy in him.

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