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Senator I. D. Gyang, Deputy chairman Senate committee on Defence and member Senate committee on INEC is in Lagos for a retreat of Senate & House of Representatives Committees on INEC purposely convened to address the Electoral Act amendment.

Deputy President of the Senate, His Excellency, Ovie Omo Agege led Senators at the retreat along with the chairman Senate committee on INEC, His Excellency, Senator Kabir Gaya.

Amendment of the Electoral Act is one vexed issue of utmost National interest and importance. The exercise is necessary following the inability of President Buhari to ascend to the amendments effected by the 8th National Assembly. Moreover, more areas and issues have come to the fore that require further amendment of the existing law.

The retreat had in attendance the INEC Chairman Prof Mahmud Yakubu, National Commssioners and all the 36 State Resident Electoral Commissioners.

The two day retreat brainstormed and reconciled perspectives of the Law makers with that of the election managers, INEC.

The retreat brought out the inadequacies and deficiencies of the existing law for necessary legislative action by the National Assembly to give the nation an electoral law that will entrench credibility in the electoral process thus facilitating a free, fair and credible elections.

Musa Ibrahim Ashoms
S/A Media & Protocol
Senator I.D. Gyang, esq.

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SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEES HOLD RETREAT IN LAGOS ON ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT