SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SETS UP COMMITTEE FOR THE FINAL DRAFT OF ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT

A seven-man conference committee to work with the Senate to harmonize grey areas in the Electoral Act amendment bill passed by the House of Representatives and the Nigerian Senate before their summer break have been constituted by the Honorable Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila today during Plenary.

The Conference Committee would work with the Senate Committee, which was constituted on resumption of plenary to perfect the Electoral Act and get it ready for Presidential assent.

Speaker of The House of Representatives Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila

Members of the Committee include Akeem Adeyemi, who will lead the team; James Abiodun Faleke (APC, Lagos); Aisha Dukku (APC, Gombe); Blessing Onuh (APC, Benue); Nyima Idem (PDP, Akwa Ibom); Chris Azubogu (PDP, Anambra) and Abdullahi Kalambaina (APC, Sokoto).

Although it is not clear how long the committee has to carry out its assignment, the House has said it was committed to passing the electoral Act to provide for the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections.

Written by BoomRadioNG