Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has been asked to resign or be impeached by Youth groups and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), over the failure of the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act amendment ahead of the 2023 General Elections.
The organations include Ariyo-Dare Atoye, Center For Liberty (CFL); Deji Adeyanju, Concerned Nigeria (CN); Princess Hamman-Obels and Chinenye Agwuna The Electoral Hub (TEH); and Jude Feranmi, Raising New Voices Initiative (RNVI) made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference. According to them, in the last 15 months, they have consistently engaged the lawmakers and appealed to the 9th National Assembly to make the passage of a new Electoral Act a major priority. As at today, the National Assembly has failed to meet two dates and deadlines set for the passage of the Electoral Bill being December 2020 and 31 March 2021. They also urged Nigerians to get ready to peacefully occupy the National Assembly and prevail on the lawmakers to immediately pass a reformed Electoral Act that will bring integrity to the elections, embrace technology and open the process to transparency and accountability.
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