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Nigeria: Lawmakers Change Position, Kick Against Reframed Election Sequence Bill
Guardian, 19 April 2018
Lawmakers at the Senate plenary yesterday kicked against the newly reframed election sequence bill to pass second reading. Read more »
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Nigeria: Election Sequence - Senators Disagree On Proposed Bill
Premium Times, 18 April 2018
Senators on Wednesday expressed divergent views on the provisions of the Electoral Act Bill as it relates to sequence of elections. Read more »
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Nigeria: Cracks in National Assembly As Election Reorder Bill Is Stepped Down
This Day, 19 April 2018
Obvious cracks appeared wednesday in both chambers of the National Assembly over the reordering of election sequence, as heated arguments led to the suspension of the debate on the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Bill On Sequence of Elections Suffers Set Back in Senate
Vanguard, 19 April 2018
There was sharp division among senators on Wednesday over moves to reorder sequence of the 2019 general elections after Presidential veto on the earlier one proposed by the… Read more »
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Nigeria: National Assembly Dumps Election Sequence Bill
Daily Trust, 19 April 2018
The National Assembly yesterday backtracked on the reordered election sequence rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Battle Over Order of 2019 Elections Matters
African Arguments, 13 April 2018
As politicians start announcing their candidacies and parties begin devising their platforms ahead of Nigeria's 2019 general elections, a few crucial details remain in the air. Due… Read more »
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Nigeria: Reordered Election Battle - We Can't Be Disbanded - Pro-Buhari Senators
Daily Trust, 16 April 2018
Members of the Parliamentary Support Group (PSG) for President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday faulted the Senate's resolution disbanding their association, saying they cannot be… Read more »
Nigerian Senate Drops Bill Seeking to Reorder Elections
The National Assembly had proposed that presidential elections be held last with lawmakers wanting their elections to be held first, followed by that of state lawmakers and governors. The bill was rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari who declined assent on the premise that it infringes on the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to organise and supervise elections. The amendment was feared to have the potential to weaken the president, if presidential poll is conducted last.
InFocus
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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the amendment to the Electoral Act, which intended to change the country's elections sequence. The National Assembly had proposed that ... Read more »
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The intrigue ahead of the 2019 general elections took a fresh twist, with the Senate's approval of a new sequence for the polls. The Senate has reversed the order of elections ... Read more »
