Tag: Tajudeen Abbas

‘Vote Or Go To Jail,’ Bill To Make Voting Mandatory Passes Second Reading

Ganiyu Amodu

A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago. Leading the debate during plenary on Thursday, Ago said the bill aimed to encourage citizens’ participation in the electoral process, noting that voter apathy during elections would be addressed if the bill scales legislative scrutiny. Although the bill passed second reading, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party from Akwa Ibom…

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Tinubu Sneaked Out, Begged Lawmakers To Support Akpabio, Abbas – Ndume

ADEOLA YUSUF

Inside the politics the president played, which made all his four anointed candidates win all the four topmost seats in the 10th National Assembly   Senator representing Borno South District in the 10th National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu “sneaked out” and “begged” some members-elect of the 10th Senate before their inauguration on Tuesday to support his preferred candidates for principal positions. All four candidates endorsed by Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) swept the top four seats in the 10th NASS on Tuesday. Godswill…

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