A Bill for the Alteration of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2020, being sponsored by Distinguished Senator Abba Moro passed First Reading on the floor of the Senate today, Tuesday, 25th February, 2020.
The Bill seeks to, among other things;
1. Alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to make provisions for Independent Candidacy in the electoral process in Nigeria.
b. To create a platform for credible and eligible Candidates desirous to participate in the electoral process in Nigeria to so do without sponsorship of a political party.
c. To make provisions that allow anyone who’s eligible to stand for election to any political office as an Independent Candidate.
The Bill, if passed into law, will address the grouse and worry of eligible aspirants for political offices who have no platform to run or unjustly denied party tickets.
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