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Electoral Act: Buhari seeks removal of section barring appointees from contesting elections

President Muhammadu Buhari has formally asked the Senate to delete a section of the Electoral Act 2022 that bars serving political appointees from contesting elections.

The president made the request in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the commencement of plenary on Tuesday.

While assenting to the bill last Friday, Buhari had expressed concern over Section 84(12), which reads: “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.”

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Buhari said the section constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political appointees.

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