According to Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, the former director of voter and publicity education at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), there is proof that the Senate is purposefully postponing the Electoral Act’s ratification.
Osaze-Uzzi reportedly made this accusation on Tuesday while responding to inquiries during an interview on the “Prime Time” show on Arise Television.
He believes that the Senate shouldn’t postpone passing the Electoral Act because the 2027 elections are close.
Osaze-Uzzi went on to say that the effects of the postponement will compel Nigeria to return to the Electoral Act of 2022, which he claims has shortcomings.
Evidence indicates that the Senate is purposefully postponing the Electoral Act’s passage, he declared. I believe there is enough circumstantial evidence to conclude that this is a calculated ploy.
“What was the motivation behind all of these events as they transpired? That will be on the legislative agenda for the same reason that was mentioned yesterday, and the top priority was that.
However, for those of us who watch these issues, there are two or three significant issues that are unsettling. I believe there is an agricultural component. As we were thinking about it, the budget was being discussed.
However, keep in mind that several pundits, attorneys, members of civil society, and members of the media have stated that Nigerians were aware of the shortcomings in the 2022 Election Act. The problems were visible to us.
“Even the National Assembly recalled that after passing the Act, they discovered that they were expecting certain statutory delegates who should be delegates at national conventions, and they attempted to send him back to the late President Muhammadu Buhari for an amendment.” Elections are very near. This is not the right thing to do.
