The amendment is necessary for improved management of the electoral system in nigeria. The electoral act, 2010, which replaced a 2003 law, was first passed by the. Nigeria, 1999 and the electoral act 2010 as amended for winning elections. The independent national electoral commission as established by s. From that date to 2018, nigeria has over 100 government, community and privatelyowned newspapers and magazines, some 200 radio stations and about 150 television channels. After much delay, nigerias electoral act is practically amended as all that remains is the presidents stamp of approval. The july 6 edition of politics today on channels television focused on the new provisions of the amendment of the electoral act with guests from the legal and political sphere engaging in the. Voters elected the president and members to the house of representatives and the senate. Having firmly and solemnly resolve, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under god, dedicated to the promotion of interafrican solidarity, world peace, international cooperation and understanding. This act amends section 95 of the electoral act, no. Effectively, the 1922 clifford constitution paved the way for the very first electoral system in nigeria. This paper recommends strongly that the examination malpractice act of 1999 should be amended to incorporate that section of decree 20 of 1984 which.
Namibia government gazette dated 20200318 number 7149. General provisions as to protection of wages, contracts of employment and terms and conditions of employment. Nigerias senate on march 30, passed the electoral act no. Nigeria electoral act 2011 pdf printed and published by the federal government printer, abuja, nigeria. Mapping, evolution and patterns june 2006 may 2014 executive summary an analysis of the nigeria watch database for the period between june 2006 and may 2014 revealed 915 fatal incidents related to elections. Nigerias electoral politics from independence has been tumultuous. Electoral act news latest breaking stories and top.
April, 2017 amendments to the electoral act passed by the. Professor attahiru jega was chairman of nigerias independent national electoral commission inec. The electoral politics is a race or game of competition that involves people of different beliefs, character, thinking andideology, its operation and practice must therefore be guided by law. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about electoral act from nigeria and the world on today. And the electoral body, inec, got most of the changes its new leader, attahiru jega, pled for. The pra 2014, which repeals the pension reform act no 2 of 2004, governs and regulates the administration of the contribu tory pension scheme the scheme in nigeria. The recent 2016 post election crisis in gabon12 that left scores dead seems to shows that electoral violence is an intractable phenomenon on the continent. These were initially scheduled to be held on 14 february 2015 and were later rescheduled to 28 march 2015. The senate as well rejected the proposed amendment to section 87 of the electoral act seeking to empower inec to disqualify any candidate who fails to comply with provisions of the constitution as. The origin of the inec goes back to the period before independence when the electoral commission of nigeria was established to conduct 1959 elections.
Among the changes are steps taken to guarantee the independence of the independent national elections commission inec and to reorganize election tribunals and their powers. General elections were held in nigeria on 28 and 29 march 2015, the fifth quadrennial election to be held since the end of military rule in 1999. The unofficial word out there is that the president would abandon the lawmakers if he contested first. Section 86 of the principal act is amended by inserting a new sub section 5. The independent national electoral commission inec, set up in 1998, is the electoral body which oversees elections in nigeria. Old vs new whats in the electoral act amendment bill that. Although the nigeria general election which was held in 2011 was relatively peaceful, however, it was also. The independent national electoral commission inec as cleared seven political parties and their candidates for the adamawa state governorship byeelection scheduled for october 11, 2014. Senate passes amendment to electoral act premium times nigeria. Oct 03, 2014 elections, electoral process and the challenges of democratization in nigerias fourth republic in theory, election is a process of testing the performance of a government, the level of. Electoral act archives the guardian nigeria news nigeria.
Notwithstanding the provision in sub section 3 of this section, the units of a political party for the purposes ofsection 68 1 g ofthe constitution of. Enacted by the national assembly of the federal republic of. In nigeria, the constitution and electoral act prohibit foreign donation to a candidate or political party. Election rigging and the problems of electoral act in nigeria ayo awopeju department of political science, joseph ayo babalola university, ikejiarakeji, osun state, nigeria abstract the paper grappled with the election rigging and the flaws inherent in nigerian electoral act. Pdf law is generally considered to be an engine of sociolegal engineering. The independent national electoral commission inec was established by the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria to among other things organize elections into various political offices in the country. In preparation for the 2011 elections, nigeria has made various changes to laws governing elections, mainly the electoral act and the constitution. An appraisal of precipitating factors in nigeria olayiwola victor ojo m sc political science, university of ilorin, ilorin, nigeria abstract nigerias electoral politics from independence has been tumultuous. Elections, electoral process and the challenges of. Assessment of the role of media in the 2015 nigerian general election.
Legislation online the senate, national assembly, nigeria pdf of bill doc. N1,000,000,000 naira for presidential candidates, n200,000,000 for. The phc revitalization targets to make 10,000 phc centres, at least 1 phc per electoral ward, functional by 2019. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. Violence has continued to mar the conduct of almost all general elections, making free and fair elections a. Aug 02, 2010 after much delay, nigeria s electoral act is practically amended as all that remains is the presidents stamp of approval. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or other. This act amends the electoral act, 2010 among other things, to provide for. Candidates vying for the legislative council position are required to have a minimum annual income of 100 pounds. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria pdf download. Nigerian electoral act 2011 pdf nigerian electoral act 2011 pdf download. Election rigging and the problems of electoral act in nigeria. Pdf vote buying in the 2018 governorship election in.
The senate on thursday passed the amendments to the electoral act 2010 to. Electoral act 2010 this is the electoral act that repealed the previous 2006 act. Professor attahiru jega on election management and. The nigerian election petition system is governed by the constitution and the electoral act. The ekiti gubernatorial election in june 2014 was the testing ground for the pvcs and they worked well. Pension reform act, 2014 an act to repeal the pension reform act no. General provisions as to protection of wages, contracts of employment and terms and conditions of. The senate on thursday passed the amendments to the electoral act 2010 to provide for tenure of office of.
Ebonyi state independent electoral commission ebsiec, abakaliki, ebonyi state, nigeria abstract education, being a process of teaching and learning is evaluated through examination at the end of the learning. Resident electoral commissioner requires senate confirmation. Rivers state governor nyesom wike has alerted that president muhammadu buharis refusal to sign the amended electoral act is a grand plot to rig the 2019 general elections. Those terrible weeks in their camp boko haram violence against women and girls in northeast nigeria oct. This paper therefore attempts a critical examination of law and electoral politics in nigeria. Any funds or other assets remitted or sent to a political party from outside nigeria shall be handed over or transferred to inec within 21 days of receipt. He shall exercise such functions as imposed or conferred upon by this act and shall not be subject to direction or control of anyone other than the electoral directorate but shall have regard to any report or recommendation of the electoral supervisory commission. No section current provision senate proposal bill as passed 1. Electoral act, nascent democracy, nigeria, election, substitution of candidate. Wikimedia commons has media related to nigerian general election, 2015. Pdf appraisal of electoral act, 2017 and abolition of inherited. However, the implication of nigeria s electoral history for the enthronement of a democratic order is yet to be exhaustively explored. The media in nigeria has come a long way, with an evolution dating back to 1859 when iweirohin, blazed the trail. Independent national electoral commission wikipedia.
Role of the media in the nigerian electoral process, by. Abstract this paper examined the extent to which the citizens are involved in political activities. Media ownership, control and the electoral process. The recent 2016 post election crisis in gabon12 that left scores dead seems to shows that electoral violence is an intractable phenomenon on the. If the electoral law is weak, deficient, or poorly enforced, the electoral process will be easily subverted. Nigeria presidential and national assembly elections. This newsletter summarises some of the key provisions contained in the version of the act signed by the president. The theoretical framework for the study is cultural relativism. Elections, electoral reforms and abuse of the electoral act in nigeria. The senate, national assembly, nigeria pdf of bill pdf of bill doc. He may assume and exercise any function of the officers mentioned in s. By extension, the electoral act 2010 stipulates the ceiling of expenses by candidates and political parties for specific elective positions.
Those arrested were typically detained only briefly because the cybercrimes act had yet to be fully tested in the courts. Causes of electoral violence in africa written by ngah gabriel sous dir. Jul 06, 2014 the july 6 edition of politics today on channels television focused on the new provisions of the amendment of the electoral act with guests from the legal and political sphere engaging in the. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria, 153, third schedule, 21, as amended by constitution of the federal republic of nigeria first alteration act no. An act to repeal and replace the labour code act and consolidate the law relating to labour.
The litmus test for democracy in nigeria will be the extent to which the electoral process through the electoral law instituted, is able to engender fair, participatory, and inclusive electoral participation by the people. Causes of electoral violence in africa written by ngah. There was increasing legislative interest and calls for regulating social media due to concerns it plays a role in accelerating rural and electoral violence. Pdf vote buying in the 2018 governorship election in ekiti. Senate passes amendment to electoral act premium times. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative means of data collection. Following the postponement, the observer group was redeployed on 21 march 2015. Nigerian electoral act 2011 pdf printed and published by the federal government printer, abuja, nigeria. The constitution mainly establishes election tribunals and allocates those tribunals and courts jurisdiction to adjudicate election deputes, whereas the electoral act outlines detailed rules governing the process. The research did not include terrorist attacks by islamic or militant groups with. Limiting the violence crisis group africa report n220, 21 november 2014 page ii sembly federal parliament.
Old vs new whats in the electoral act amendment bill that buhari has thrice refused to sign. This paper aims to comment on the manifestation of vote buying regarding voter turnout and voter choices in the 2018 ekiti governorship election in nigeria and its implications. Elections, electoral process and the challenges of democratization in nigerias fourth republic in theory, election is a process of testing. Pdf assessment of the role of media in the 2015 nigerian. Republic of namibia 25 annotated statutes electoral act 5 of 2014. A study of some selected local government areas in ondo state, nigeria. In nigeria, the 1999 constitution as amended of the federal republic of nigeria specified in section.
Nigeria, 2004 and enact the electoral act, 2010 to regulate. Electoralamendment act, 2010 a bill for an act to amend the electoral act no. National register of voters and voters registration. Examination malpractice act 33 of 1999 has caused the. Nomination of candidates for national assembly elections.
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