The Electoral Amendment Bill of 2022 which President Buhari signed into law today, is an amendment to the 2010 Electoral Act. The bill is supposed to help Nigeria improve its electoral process from the past ones.

Here are 10 highlights of the bill that will help you to know its importance:

1. Early release of election funds to INEC:

Clause 3(3) of the bill provides that all funding required for a general election is released not later than one year before the general elections.

This obviously will help the electoral body to prepare well in advance.

2. Electronic transmission of results:

According to Clause 50 of the electoral bill, INEC has the authority to decide whether election results are sent electronically or manually.

3. The right to review election results declared under duress:

Clause 65 of the electoral bill empowers INEC authority to evaluate declarations and returns made under dubious circumstances. The measure will radically alter the results management process, discouraging politicians from pressuring election workers to declare manufactured election results that can only be disputed in court.

4. Political neutrality:

Clause 8(5) grants political neutrality to INEC personnels. This implies that a politician or member of a political party cannot be an INEC official.

Further, the Clause states that any INEC official with political affiliations commits an offence and is subject to a fine of N5,000,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both, if convicted.

5. Legislation for electronic voter accreditation:


Clause 47 of the electoral bill allows voters to be electronically accredited using Smart Card Readers or any other technical equipment determined by INEC.

6. Persons with disability are included:

As Clause 54 (2) stipulates, INEC is required to ensure that persons with disabilities, special needs, and vulnerable people are assisted at polling places by providing appropriate means of communication, such as Braille, large embossed print, electronic devices, sign language interpretation, or, in appropriate cases, off-site voting.

7. Overvoting redefined:

Overvoting happens when the total number of accredited voters in a polling unit exceeds the number of votes cast in that polling unit.

Electoral bill, Clause 51 stipulates that the “total number of accredited voters” will become a deciding factor in the election’s legality.

8. Early conduct of party primaries and submission of candidates’ list:

Referencing Clause 29(1) of the 2022 electoral bill, each political party must submit its list of candidates to INEC, who must have arisen from lawful primaries held by the political party, not later than 180 days (6 months) before election day.

9. Early commencement of campaigns:

According to Clause 94 of the electoral bill, political parties’ public campaigns have been extended from 90 to 150 days before polling day and will finish 24 hours before that day.

10. Candidate substitution in the event of death in an election:

Clause 34 of the electoral bill 2022 allows political parties to hold primary elections to replace a candidate who dies after the polls have begun but before the final results are announced and a winner is declared.

In the case of legislative elections, the election will be re-run, and a bereaved political party can have a new primary within 14 days to nominate a new candidate.

Concerning presidential and governorship elections, the deceased candidate’s running mate will continue the election and select a running mate

Well-done boys

top 4 issa goal

He should go Bleep himself

Everyone has their own secret battles brother.

It takes discipline and the fear of God to stop habits like this

Former governor of bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson really disrespected Jonathan beyond description. Seconded by Uche Secondus, resulting to many in-house quarrels between Dickson & Secondus vs Wike


Now that Secondus is removed, now that Wike is visiting bayelsa governor, now that Timi Alaibe(Gej n Wike preferred candidate for the last bayelsa Guber election) and bayelsa governor has reconciled----- only God knows what 2023 will look like in bayelsa

Una own good o as una dey only complain about November and December





October I never see till date. Ask honourable minister, if she's not paid her salary which accounts to millions for each month


Playing with graduates as if we are prisoners of war in our own country begging for survival.

On a serious note, this op has been useless with info, he told us that payment will come before December 15th, up till date I haven't seen anything. The Eze guy mentioned that they will pay everyone as once after rectifying whatever that could have caused the glitch.

I don't know what changed in the second half, the eagles played better and dominated in the second first half





Salah almost scored an equalizer, thanks to Maduka,s save.

50% salary as Christmas bonus

Why all this mumu questions na?

The other day, it was about marrying <50k earners.


Truth is, e no work for peter no mean say e no go work for Paul. Stop all this mumu questions already, e no dey help

Up gunners


Another 3 points for the gunners. We are on fire ���������

One certain guy usually create npower topics, and each time he create one, it heads straight to frontpage. In one of those posts, the op claimed that payment will come before mid December.

Npower Facebook page also lied that it would be before Xmas



All na wash.......we meuveeeeee

Osimhen's kind of football is too much of a street football (too physical), he doesn't play safe football. Let him modify his style of play to have consistency in the national team, and more especially in his club Napoli. He has had more injuries in Napoli than most old players there.




If he wants to stay relevant in the game for a long time like Christiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi

So you want to continue delivering hardship, killings, corruption, lies





Maybe babies, who knows.


#clown

BigYash:
He has always been more concerned about his farm..
Enjoy urself e,na those wen vote old man like u,no wise normally. You wise pass all of them

Na so una dey talk, make Tinubu drop paper first, na una go rush am sef

And be engaged by Ecowas , UN, AU and Nigeria for diplomatic shuttles just like Jonathan

Buhari is a herdsman, won't have the time to travel for such things. Who go come take care of the cows?

Funny man

To the 12 almighty COWS that are genetically modified to defy the laws of biology.





No reproduction, no death.

Osinbanjo is only known for motivational speeches

Truth is, he is not aware of the plans of the president. He speaks the opposite of whatever the presidency have in mind to do.




What a clown��

There is nothing dangerous about October, November, and December, these months are just as normal as June, July and August.

The difference is that, we see December as a time to:
- compete
- show off
- celebrate a holy Christ in an unholy manner
- to put financial pressure on each other's
- to act desperate to meet up with expectations
- to impress families and friends etc


As I dey here so, I don even break up with my babe (not Xmas related reasons though), n I no dey plan to travel. I no wan make anything bother me this period, I only want to eat, sleep and wake till work resumes

Maybe it wasn't actually hacked, one of his media men is a Bitcoin lover

The same reason I do not argue with agberos that much, let alone to fight them.

ghettowriter:


But if you watched the last 5 episodes, you'll notice that she is a major entertainer and also one of the action stunter in the movie

The last 2 episodes, yes. Especially for sacrificing her live for the team.

Deborah98:
Long awaited movie well just want it to end without Prof being indicted or imprisoned. He's way too smart to lose guard joor...

Let's hope so

ghettowriter:
No Tokyo, no money heist for me

That unstable Tokyo. She was the reason most of the professor's plans goes amiss. Her love affair with Rio took the lives of Denver's father and others

Today, the wait is finally over, though I'm still waiting. What are the anticipations?

For me, as it usually happens in movies, the bad men (Professor and his gang) will always lose.





What do u think?

It is well

These guys always sueing Buhari, we no dey hear pass like this.



Mumu people

He said willing NYSC members, he never said they should be recruited against their will.

I don't pity policemen in Nigeria.




E good for them

I believe we can still win

Recall that Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, Leon Balogun, William Troost-Ekong, Joe Aribo, Oghenekaro Etebo, and Wilfred Ndidi will miss the game because Cape Verde is among countries in Britain’s COVID-19 red zone and players for clubs in the United Kingdom are barred from travelling to such countries

JovialJune:
Lol I wish big brother evicted 4 today, mumu Pere would have left with Maria

That means Cross and Queen were massively voted for cos of white money, e choke

Bad belle

King Pere for the money











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