Electoral Bill: Reps make U-turn, concur with senate on consensus candidacy

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The House had last Wednesday reconsidered the bill during which it included only the direct and indirect modes of primary election.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its decision on the mode of primary election in theThe House had last Wednesday reconsidered the bill by changing the mandatory direct primary clause in the bill.On the other hand, the Senate had included consensus mode of primary election in the version it passed.When it reconvened from the closed-door session, Abubakar Fulata moved a motion for recision of section 84 and to dissolve into Committee of the Whole to consider the bill.

It was unanimously resolved that the option of consensus mode of primary election be included in the bill. President Muhammadu Buhari had rejected the bill in 2021 over the inclusion of only the direct mode of primary election in the amended Electoral Bill sent to him for his assent.

 

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