The Home of Representatives has rejected a invoice in search of to alter the situations to be met earlier than candidates could possibly be declared winners of presidential and governorship elections.
The invoice, sponsored by Awaji Abiante, sought to make it obligatory for presidential and governorship candidates to safe greater than half of votes earlier than being declared winners.
The invoice, if it had handed, would stop what occurred within the 2023 presidential election, when President Bola Tinubu’s votes was lower than the mixed votes secured by Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and others.
The invoice sought to amend Part 134 of the 1999 structure which supplies situations for profitable presidential election, and Part 179, which units the standards for profitable governorship polls.
Nonetheless, the Home on Wednesday rejected the invoice even earlier than the sponsor could lead on the controversy.
Instantly the invoice was introduced, Ahmed Jaha, a lawmaker from Borno State, opposed it.
When the speaker, Tajudeen Abbas put the invoice to votes, it was rejected.
