Jonathan Recommends Removal of Section 84 of Electoral Act
The Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has suggested the removal of the controversial Section 84 of the new Electoral Act.Information Guide Nigeria
According to him, this will allow political parties decide modalities for candidates’ elections.
THE NATION reports that Jonathan gave the recommendation at the public presentation of a book titled “Political Party Governance” by former Minister of State Power, Dr Mohammed Wakil, on Thursday in Abuja.
President Jonathan said, “Give parties the leverage. The key thing is that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is regulating them.
“They mentor them, and the system they will adopt in selecting their candidates must be documented in their constitution and copies deposited with INEC. That is what will be used to judge that party.
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“Parties are not parastatals of government and the National Assembly cannot make laws that choke the political parties. That is my take on this controversial issue.
Jonathan also rated as low, the ongoing primaries by political parties to elect candidates for the 2023 General Elections because of provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act.
“The National Assembly made alterations to the Electoral Law, and now only what they call the `elected delegates’ are to elect people that would vote. Then one day Nigerians will go to the polls and think they are voting a president?Jamb Result
“But who presented presidential candidates for you? Very few people at the national level, at the state level, at the local districts, at the federal and state constituencies.”
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