Nigeria's Electoral Bill 2020: Convergence, divergence, and dilemmas, By Samson Itodo

, both chambers of the National Assembly passed the Bill under controversial circumstances. In the House of Representatives, opposition lawmakers staged a walkout. At the same time, the Senate passed a controversial vote to subject INEC’s constitutional power to electronically transmit election results to the approval of the National Assembly and the Nigerian Communications Commission , a body unknown to the country’s Constitution.

before the date appointed for a general election. By this provision, all party primaries for the 2023 general election will be concluded by August 2022.150 daysRevised definition of ‘overvoting’: According to the Bill, overvoting occurs where the number of votes cast at an election in any polling unit exceeds the total number of accredited voters in that polling unit. With this new provision,will become a determining factor in the validity of votes in an election instead of the current requirement where overvoting is calculated on the basis of the excess of votes in comparison to the total number of registered voters.

in the case of a legislative election, the election will start afresh, and a political party affected by the demise of a candidate can conduct fresh primaries within 14 days to nominate a new candidate. However, in the case of presidential and governorship elections, the running mate of the deceased candidate will continue with the election and nominate a running mate.

Public interest should always supersede partisan private interests. As custodians of the public interest, elected representatives are required to respect the will of the people when making laws. Jettisoning amendments like the electronic transmission of results and electronic voting will betray public trust, considering the current realities and the clamour for these rules.

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