My people, as e be now, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) don shout shout say make National Assembly no delay Electoral Bill 2025 again o! Dem dey warn say if dem no quick pass am, e fit scatter the whole thing for the 2027 elections. Wetin we go talk? E no go make sense if this matter dey drag like mat, abi?
Bola Abdullahi, wey be ADC Publicity Secretary, don yarn say the APC-led Senate dey drag their feet and na that wahala don dey put key reforms like electronic voter accreditation and results transmission for wahala. My people, make we no forget say this bill dey among the ones wey fit change the game for our elections. Without am, e fit be like say we dey play dice for matter wey concern our democracy.
Last Thursday, Senate don gather sharp sharp and form committee wey go look into the amendments for the Electoral Act. The committee wey dem form get Niyi Adegbonmire as head, and dem dey try to harmonize all the chieftains’ talk. But e be like say dem dey delay things again, and ADC no wan hear that one.
ADC don raise alarm say this slow pace fit allow rigging come back enter our elections. Dem don talk say many dem proposed amendments get new compliance and eligibility levels wey political parties gatz understand well. E no go sweet if those wey no sabi the new law come fall into trap because of confusion.
As dem talk, “For example, INEC gatz publish election notice 360 days before the election start. This one mean say, right now, e dey like say time don dey run out. Na why ADC dey shout make National Assembly no waste time again. Every delay wey dey happen fit risk the integrity of the whole electoral process and we sabi say Nigeria no fit carry another round of conduct wey no get all these serious safeguards.”
ADC dey urge civil society groups, international partners and political parties to put pressure make National Assembly move sharp sharp, because we don see how last elections take be. Everybody wey get speak for this democracy gatz make their voice count o!
E remain small small time before February we go enter that day wey all eyes go dey on NECO. If this bill no pass, e go scatter everything wey INEC don plan do, and we no want that kind gbege again. Make dem no wait until e too late to fix all this wahala matter.
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