The House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 23, amended the
electoral act to change the order of 2019 general elections.
This is coming up barely a month after the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) released the timetable for the 2019 general
elections.
New Telegraph reports that the amendment was effected Tuesday, January
23, at the committee of the whole while considering the report of the House
committee on electoral matters on the proposed amendment to the electoral act
2010.
With the latest amendment, the National Assembly election is to hold
first, followed by gubernatorial and state assembly with the presidential
election billed to be conducted last.
It was learnt that the election sequence before now is in such a way
that the presidential and National Assembly elections come first on the same
day, while that of governors and state assemblies come last.
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