NIGERIA DAILY: When Elected Officials Can No Longer Cross carpet

Rowdy session during plenary at the House of Representatives over a motion to summon President Muhammadu Buhari on the killings of rice farmers in Borno State and insecurity in the country, at the National Assembly in Abuja yesterday

Bilkisu Ahmed

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 6:00:13 WAT

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Among the important bills passed by the National Assembly as part of the constitutional amendment, it recently concluded is one on cross carpeting of elected officials.

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According to the amendment, any such official elected on the platform of one party who defects to another will forfeit that office.

In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we look at how this – if it becomes law eventually– can affect Nigerian politics

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