But the National Assembly has deleted the contentious clause which will now provide for direct, indirect and concensus options for the selection of candidates by political parties.Accordingly, the chamber in Clause 84 of the report approved direct, indirect primaries or consensus as procedure for the nomination of candidates by political parties for the various elective positions.
Clause 84 further provides that “a political party that adopts the system of indirect primaries for the choice of its candidate shall adopt the procedure outlined below; In the case of nominations to the position of Presidential candidate, a political party shall, hold special presidential convention at a designated centre in the Federal Capital Territory or any other place within the Federation that is agreed to by the National Executive Committee of the party.
But Civil Society groups has rejected the inclusion of consensus candidate in the amended electoral bill stating that it was a completely new issue. Others are: Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism ; Partners for Electoral Reform ; Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre ; Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre ; Nigeria Network of Non-Governmental Organizations ; Inclusive Friends Association .
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