Tagged: Electoral Reform
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: INEC Addresses Poor Voter Turnout
Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given perceived reasons for poor voter turnout, as well as potential remedies to the disenfranchisement of voters. Speaking at a screening before the Senate Committee on INEC to confirm his second tenure, the Commission’s National Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, revealed that […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria Urges Senate to Pass Electoral Reform Bill
Months after passing its second reading at the Senate in Nigeria, election stakeholders in a virtual Citizens Town Hall meeting have called on the Senate to hasten the passage of a Bill that seeks to reform Nigeria’s current electoral laws and establish the National Electoral Offences Commission ahead of the 2023 general elections and other […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Malaysia to Amend Electoral Laws
The Election Commission (EC) of Malaysia has announced a plan to review a recent proposal seeking amendments to made to the country’s electoral constitution in a bid to allow for longer nomination window for political candidates, and an online system that takes recent changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic, into consideration. Chairman of the commission, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Political Exclusion and Elections [I]
Funding is a major part of the electoral process in Nigeria. In a country where money speaks louder than potential or competency, guaranteeing its holder access to spaces and seats at tables, the Nigerian democratic system has become an exclusive playing ground for the rich. According to a report presented by the National Institute for […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Elections and Forgery
Over the past couple of weeks, the political scene in Nigeria has been rife with one scandal after the other. Despite general elections ending over a year ago, issues concerning the educational qualification of elected officeholders continue to spring up. The most recent case of note is a decision by the Supreme Court to nullify […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Who Motivated the Electoral Reform in Nigeria?
The Deputy President of the Senate in Nigeria, Ovie Omo-Agege, who also serves as the Upper Chamber’s Chairman of Constitution Review, has shed more light on the ongoing amendment of the country’s Electoral Act. This reform seeks to include stricter guidelines to be implemented by the country’s elections coordinator and monitor, the Independent National Electoral […]
Farida Adamu
Nigeria Electoral Reform: No More Immunity?
A bill at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Nigeria tagged “A Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to qualify criminal liability for certain public officers under Section 308” is seeking to strip presidents and vice presidents of immunity in criminal […]