The implication is bad.

A party can sponsor independent candidates in certain regions/states to reduce chances of rival party candidates.

For instance if my party is not popular in the SS and SE, I can sponsor 2 or 3 Presidential Candidates in each region to split votes while I get block votes from my region.

MemphisRaynes:
INEC to conduct LGA elections.
Not to Young to Run bill passed.
Independence candidature bill passed.

The Senate seems to have woken up.

Pres. Buhari and his cabal kept the Senate inactive with unecessary court cases all this while, they thought there were fighting Saraki et al, but we the ordinary Nigerians were the worst for it.

Mr Analyst,even buhari is d cause of ur miserable life.

If you popular enough, Visit INEC and purchase a form, enough of the noise upndown

Nice move.

With this development, I will like you all to know that I'll be contesting in the 2019 Lagos Governorship election... I trust I have Nairalanders support

MemphisRaynes:
INEC to conduct LGA elections.
Not to Young to Run bill passed.
Independence candidature bill passed.

The Senate seems to have woken up.

Pres. Buhari and his cabal kept the Senate inactive with unecessary court cases all this while, they thought there were fighting Saraki et al, but we the ordinary Nigerians were the worst for it.

Check out their activities from begining to date devoid of any propaganda,with clear eyes you will see they have been our saving grace from the rough deal the present executive will have handed us. I am talking of an objective assesment.

This is good!

BendDownSelect:
This offer looks good but in all honesty, more like some people are planning to stand alone. ie Bukola

Lol. It will also benefit the likes of Atiku, Donald Duke or Peter Obi

I will contest for 2023 presidential election then. whatever change we want, needs to start from the top.

abiodunalasa:
So if 2million people run for President, INEC gonna put their names on the ballot paper ??

Guys this voting ongoing in the Senate... Is it by Absolute Majority or Simple Majority ?

only wise comment I have seen in this tread

Good one.

kullllll

Yorubaangel:
Senate under Saraki is really performing beyond expectations

It reminded me of ngige the kind of opposition he got then made him perform to the admiration of his people , I think the same is happening to saraki, the people might be the beneficiary at the end of the day from the pressure on saraki by his traducers.

abiodunalasa:
So if 2million people run for President, INEC gonna put their names on the ballot paper ??

Guys this voting ongoing in the Senate... Is it by Absolute Majority or Simple Majority ?

Exactly the first thought that came to my head

Stella oduah the most vibrant Senator sponsored this bill kudos to her

fyneguy:
The implication is bad.

A party can sponsor independent candidates in certain regions/states to reduce chances of rival party candidates.

For instance if my party is not popular in the SS and SE, I can sponsor 2 or 3 Presidential Candidates in each region to split votes while I get block votes from my region.

You sabi reason joor.

Addme:
If 48 voted against and 46 voted in support,how did that result into law. Ayam not understanding.........

Some1 should plz answer this question.

Addme:
If 48 voted against and 46 voted in support,how did that result into law. Ayam not understanding.........

I think the 48/46 vote is for the bill for devolution of more powers to the States. It was defeated unfortunately.

Very good. A step in the right direction. Senate have started having sense.

abiodunalasa:
So if 2million people run for President, INEC gonna put their names on the ballot paper ??

Guys this voting ongoing in the Senate... Is it by Absolute Majority or Simple Majority ?

ME, AYAM NOT GETTING THEM TOO O

younglleo:
dude below me might give a Bleep.. Ask him for one

And he did!

Baba me sef jst dey look o, I no jst understand how

Addme:
If 48 voted against and 46 voted in support,how did that result into law. Ayam not understanding.........

Baba u think say to purchase the form, na here? Many things u put into consideration o

abiodunalasa:
So if 2million people run for President, INEC gonna put their names on the ballot paper ??

Guys this voting ongoing in the Senate... Is it by Absolute Majority or Simple Majority ?

fyneguy:
The implication is bad.

A party can sponsor independent candidates in certain regions/states to reduce chances of rival party candidates.

For instance if my party is not popular in the SS and SE, I can sponsor 2 or 3 Presidential Candidates in each region to split votes while I get block votes from my region.

I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK. You ought to belong to some meaningful THINK-TANK.

ejosh4:
Hurray!!!!

People with good intentions who vie 4 a position under a party are later influenced negatively by the policies of such a party

It is now time 2 vote based on predigree and achievement of an individual than a political party tussle eg APC VS PDP

Predegree ko! Msc. ni!

Addme:
If 48 voted against and 46 voted in support,how did that result into law. Ayam not understanding.........

For a bill to be passed into law, at least two-third of the national asssembly ought to vote in support of the bill... I am not very sure of this....

fyneguy:
The implication is bad.

A party can sponsor independent candidates in certain regions/states to reduce chances of rival party candidates.

For instance if my party is not popular in the SS and SE, I can sponsor 2 or 3 Presidential Candidates in each region to split votes while I get block votes from my region.

I don't see why people are heaping praise on your argument, as I don't think it shows any insight whatsoever. Aren't the electorate supposed to do their homework before voting? Where is their responsibility to make an informed choice in your analysis? If people actually bother to read the news and look at the manifestos and track records of candidates before making their choice, how can having more candidates to choose from be a bad thing?

One more thing worth adding: by your own reasoning, if a party sponsors multiple candidates in another region (without INEC learning about it), then what's stopping a party with a strong support base in that region from retaliating in the first party's own home base? Your argument only makes sense here if you think ethnic parties with support in only one region have any business running for the presidency of an entire country.

TLDR: More choice is better, and allowing candidates to run without needing the support of PDP or APC godfathers is better still.

But I thought two thirds majority was needed for this kind of thing. Keeping our fingers crossed to see what social media will say tomorrow.

Tomorrow you might see 'We did not approve independent candidacy'- Senate.

Nice one

omohayek:

I don't see why people are heaping praise on your argument, as I don't think it shows any insight whatsoever. Aren't the electorate supposed to do their homework before voting? Where is their responsibility to make an informed choice in your analysis? If people actually bother to read the news and look at the manifestos and track records of candidates before making their choice, how can having more candidates to choose from be a bad thing?

One more thing worth adding: by your own reasoning, if a party sponsors multiple candidates in another region (without INEC learning about it), then what's stopping a party with a strong support base in that region from retaliating in the first party's own home base? Your argument only makes sense here if you think ethnic parties with support in only one region have any business running for the presidency of an entire country.

TLDR: More choice is better, and allowing candidates to run without needing the support of PDP or APC godfathers is better still.

Calm down and read the next paragraph, with a thinking cap.

The party system ensures a broader and wider (Nationwide) acceptability before a candidate emerges as the PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. While I agree the parties are not doing enough in their choices, with respect to the quality of candidates, this new system will be abused and moneybags will easily get into offices using the parties.

In the case of Independent Candidacy, Party XYZ that has acceptability issues in certain regions or states will only sponsor some of their members with perceived good reputations in those states/regions, so as to split votes. I give you an example:

My Party, NDN, enjoys a large following in the North but is hated in the SS and SE. All my Party needs to do is to look for Party members from those regions/states with relative good reputations to vie for Presidency as IC's . Hence, I can get Pat Utomi (Delta), Donald Duke (Cross River), Akpabio ((Akwa Ibom), Oshiomole (Edo), Timi Alaibe (Bayelsa), then one Rivers guy for SS; Orji Uzor Kalu, Onu, and other notable Igbos to contest. These states will vote for their sons and daughters, as the case may be, While I secure my bloc votes in the North.

Addme:
If 48 voted against and 46 voted in support,how did that result into law. Ayam not understanding.........

I been think say my eyes no see well o.