The Centre for Transparency and Advocacy (CTA) has challenged the National Assembly to take urgent steps to heed the request for amendment of section 82 (12) of the newly signed into law the amended 2022 Electoral Act, by President Muhammadu Buhari, who signed the bill on Friday, February 25, 2022. CTA which commended Buhari for the action described the signing as historic, added, “it strengthens our quest for a transparent electoral process that will deepen our democracy”.

The Executive Director of CTA, Faith Nwadishi, in a statement charged the National Assembly to show patriotic zeal, and stressed that the new Electoral Act 2022 signaled free, fair, and credible elections that will stand the tastes of time in 2023.

Said Nwadishi, “We congratulate the President, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), CSOs, media and Nigerians on this historic event.

“We, however, call on the National Assembly to exhibit same patriotic zeal looking into the amendment of section 82(12) recommended by the President.

The Centre for Transparency and Advocacy hopes that with the signing, the stage is now set for Nigeria to have a free, fair, and credible elections that will stand the tastes of time in 2023”.

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