Samson Itodo Warns Against Loopholes in Electoral Act

Key Takeaways

• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF YIAGA AFRICA, SAMSON ITODO, SAYS THE ELECTORAL ACT NEEDS TO SUSTAIN THE TRUST PLACED IN IT AND NOT CREATE LOOPHOLES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF BEING EXPLOITED BY POLITICAL ACTORS.
• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF YIAGA AFRICA, SAMSON ITODO, SAYS THE ELECTORAL ACT NEEDS TO SUSTAIN THE TRUST PLACED IN IT AND NOT CREATE LOOPHOLES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF BEING EXPLOITED BY POLITICAL ACTORS.ITODO WHO STATED THIS AT A TOWN HALL MEETING IN ABUJA NOTED THAT LAWS DO NOT PROTECT DEMOCRACY BY THEIR MERE EXISTENCE BUT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH INTEGRITY, WITH PUBLIC SCRUTINY, AND OVERSIGHT.THIS IS AS THE CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK ON ELECTION INTEGRITY AND THE ELECTORAL ACT CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE COPIES OF THE SIGNED ELECTORAL ACT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, NOTING THAT CITIZENS DESERVE FULL ACCESS TO THE LAW THAT WILL GOVERN THEIR VOTES.REPORT HAS IT THAT, THE NETWORK ALSO TASKED THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO IMMEDIATELY REVIEW OTHER SECTIONS OF THE ACT THAT CREATE NEW RULES AND AMBIGUITIES CAPABLE OF ENABLING ELECTORAL MANIPULATION.
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