Senate President Ahmad Lawan says National Assembly will ensure usage of the new Electoral Act in the conduct of elections scheduled for 2021 and beyond.
Lawan stated this at a public hearing jointly organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters, on Wednesday.
The hearing was organised for stakeholders’ input on “a bill for an Act to Repeal the Electoral Act No. 6 2010(as amended) and enact the Independent National Electoral Commission Act 2020.”
Governorship elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun states will be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission before the 2023 general elections.
“I want to assure Nigerians that we will do whatever it takes to give Nigerian’s a befitting electoral act that would ensure a credible, transparent elections, outcomes even before 2023,” Lawan said.
Senate President also reiterated his earlier promise that the National Assembly would work hard to ensure that the Electoral Reforms Bill was passed by the first quarter of 2021.
“People may choose to accuse us for any other thing but not what we do here,” Lawan said.