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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has withdrawn a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The controversial legislation, which had recently passed second reading, proposed sanctions—including a N100,000 fine or six-month jail term—for eligible citizens who failed to vote. The proposal drew […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has formally withdrawn a controversial bill seeking to make voting compulsory for eligible Nigerians. The announcement was made through a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, today. The bill, co-sponsored by Tajudeen and Hon. Daniel Ago Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency, […]
The House of Representatives were sharply divided on Thursday as a bill proposing compulsory voting for Nigerians of eligible age passed second reading during plenary. The bill, jointly sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Daniel Asama of Plateau State, seeks to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting mandatory for all citizens during […]
The Federal House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned Dauda Dare, Governor of Zamfara and Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue State along with the leadership of their Houses of Assembly to appear before the Committee on Thursday, May 8 to explain why their functions should not be taken over by the House of […]
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