Ndigbo Lagos says without the Electoral Act in place, the conduct of the 2023 elections would be in serious danger of compromise
President Muhammadu Buhari has scored a victory for democracy by signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, says the umbrella body for Igbo groups in Lagos, Ndigbo Lagos.
A statement signed by Ndigbo Lagos President-General, Gen. Obi Abel Umahi and Secretary-General, Chuma Igwe, congratulated Buhari for booking a place for himself in Democracy Hall of Fame.
Ndigbo Lagos says By signing this Electoral Bill into law, “it is expected that its honest implementation by all stakeholders (INEC, political parties, politicians, judiciary, security agencies, Nigerian voters, CSOs etc) will hopefully jointly and severally do stuff according to the extant laws to correct ills and shames of our previous elections across the country.”
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The statement reads
We, Ndigbo Lagos [the Umbrella organization of Igbo groups in Lagos] commend President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law on Friday, 25th February 2022. By signing the Bill, Mr President acted as a patriot and national leader, thereby booking a place for himself in Democracy Hall of Fame. We congratulate him.
During the signing ceremony, Mr President alluded to certain sections he did not like and we applaud him for respecting the will of the majority of Nigerians by signing the Bill despite his objection to some provisions of the Bill.
For us the Electoral Bill is a response to many lessons we have learnt over the past two decades of our democratic experiences and we think that without the Electoral Act in place, the conduct of the 2023 general elections would be in serious danger of being compromised.
By signing this Electoral Bill into law, it is expected that its honest implementation by all stakeholders (INEC, political parties, politicians, judiciary, security agencies, Nigerian voters, CSOs etc) will hopefully jointly and severally do stuff according to the extant laws to correct ills and shames of our previous elections across the country.
Gen. Obi Abel Umahi Chief Chuma Igwe
President-General Secretary-General
