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    Nigeria’s Independent Candidacy Bill Pass First Reading

    Nigeria News By AdminMar 12, 2016No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Nigerian-Senate-8th-National-AssemblyThe Bill to provide for Independent Candidacy in the Nigeria political system was on the floor of the Senate was on Wednesday re- introduced by Senator Stella Oduah, the Lawmaker representing Anambra North Senatorial District.

    The Bill titled: 1999 constitution of Nigeria (Alteration) Bill 2016 (SB. 228) in the tradition of the senate was introduced and read for the first time by the Senate Leader Senator Ali Ndume and the Clerk of the Senate

    This Bill seeks to amend sections 131 (c) 177 (c) 62 (2) & 106 (d) of 1999 Nigeria Constitution as amended which stipulates that candidates for elections must be sponsored by political parties.

    On the 19th February 2016, Oduah took to her twitter handle to declare her intentions to sponsor a bill that will ensure the provision for independent candidacy in Nigeria and called on her colleagues at the Nigeria Senate to support the bill when it is presented on the floor of the Senate Chamber.

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    According to her “the impact of this cannot be overemphasized as it will create room for independence of candidates in Nigeria electoral system and give more well meaning citizens opportunity to participate in governance.”

    She pledged to do all within her reach as a lawmaker with support from her colleagues and the 8th senate leadership to ensure that this opportunity is secured for Nigerians.

    “I will do all within my power, with the support of my colleagues of the Nigeria Senate to ensure that this democratic freedom is secured for Nigerians.” She stated

    We recall that the 7th National Assembly had debated and supported the independent candidate clause and made an alteration; by inserting a new paragraph (d), which reads, “He is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that party or he is an independent candidate” in the fourth amendment to the 1999, however it failed to scale through before the end of the last assembly.

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    Cynthia Ferdinand
    Press Secretary to Senator Stella Oduah

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