Nigeria: Senate Sets Up Ad Hoc Panel to Review Electoral Act Amendment

Abuja — The Senate, yesterday, constituted a high-powered ad hoc committee to review contentious clauses in the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act 2022, following concerns raised by lawmakers during a session held behind closed doors.

The decision was announced by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, after the Red Chamber emerged from a three-hour executive session, where senators exhaustively examined the report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, chaired by…