Senate President Ahmad Lawan has promised that the National Assembly will pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill within the first quarter of 2021.
He gave the assurance on Wednesday at a public hearing on the repeal of the 2010 Electoral Act and enactment of the 2020 Electoral Act.
Lawan at the public hearing said the National Assembly will work to ensure that the amended 2020 Electoral Act is passed and tested in early elections to ascertain its effectiveness.
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Speaking at the hearing, former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu who has presided over previous amendments of the electoral act wants the amendment of electronic voting to be expanded to include electronic transmission of votes.
The Electoral Act Amendment Bill, last month, scaled second reading in the House of Representatives after deliberations on the bill.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, however, argued that electronic voting may not work in rural areas and the votes of the people must count.
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