Jega, the
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, while addressing newsmen
yesterday in Kaduna promised that the 2015
general elections will be better than the previous
polls ever organised in the country.
"There is likely going to be an amendment to the
existing Electoral Act," he said, explaining that the
commission had reviewed the existing electoral act
since after the 2011 general elections and had
made recommendations to the National Assembly
on the need to make certain amendment in order
to improve the legal framework for the elections.
"I can tell you that we expect that very soon, there
will be necessary amendments to the electoral act
which will give us a more improved legal
framework for the conduct of the 2015 general
elections.
"However, I cannot give you a specific date when
this will be done, but we have received assurances
that the National Assembly is committed to doing
this and they will do it within sufficient time for us
to be able to factor it into our preparations for the
2015 elections. However, let me add that quite
frankly, it is not necessary to have a new electoral
act every time you are going to conduct election."
Sent From David Aniemeka
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