The Federal Government has set up a 24-member committee to review the nation’s election process and suggest ways of improvement.
The committee, headed by former Senate
President Ken Nnamani is to produce a new electoral framework, working
with among others, unimplemented recommendations by similar bodies.
A statement yesterday by Salihu Isah,
spokesman for the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the
Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), said the committee would be
inaugurated by the minister on Tuesday at the AGF’s Conference Room,
Federal Ministry of Justice headquarters, Abuja, by 11 am.
“The committee is expected to review
electoral environment, laws and experiences from recent elections and
make recommendations to strengthen and achieve the conduct of free and
fair elections,” he said.
Isah said the Fed Govt’s decision to
review the electoral process was part of efforts to deepen democracy,
ensure the creation of a process that meets global standard and the
desire of the electorate.
He named other committee members as Dr.
Mamman Lawal, of Bayero University, Kano (Secretary); National Legal
Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muiz Banire (SAN); Dr.
Clement Nwankwo; Chief A.C Ude; and Director, Legal Drafting, Federal
Ministry of Justice, Hamza Tahir, among others.
Isah said members had been notified of their appointments and the Tuesday’s inauguration.
Source: The Nation
Source: The Nation
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