Mrs
Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Presidential Candidate for Allied Congress Party of
Nigeria (ACPN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to sign the Electoral Act
Amendment Bill 2018.
Ezekwesili,
who made call at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, said signing of the bill
was for the development of democracy in Nigeria.
She
said the constitutional will of Nigerians had been expressed through elections
since 1999, and therefore the chain should not be broken in the 2019 General
Elections.
According
to her, without a democratic and electoral system that enables quality
candidates to participate, it will be impossible to get competent leaders into
elective offices across the country.
“The
1999 transition to civil rule and the election that ushered in our latest
experience of democracy was the beginning of the longest ever and unbroken
cycle.
“This
democratic turn of event may not mean much seeing that it has not translated to
good governance and improvement in quality of life to citizens.
“The
2019 elections are looked upon as the moment Nigeria must entrench electoral
integrity and level playing field for all contestants.
“I
have called this press conference to demand that President Buhari signs the
Electoral Act Amendment Bill transmitted by the National Assembly into law,”
she said.
The
Bring Back Our Girls convener added that failure to sign the electoral bill
would undermine transparent and democratic growth of the country.
“The
President should immediately request the National Assembly to re-transmit the
amendment bill for his swift assent.
“The
President must be reminded to avoid all actions that will mar the genuineness
of the 2019 elections,”she said.
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NAN
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