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Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, while addressing newsmen yesterday in Kaduna promised that the 2015 general elections will be better than the previous polls ever organised in the country.
“There is likely going to be an amendment to the existing Electoral Act,” he said, explaining that the commission had reviewed the existing electoral act since after the 2011 general elections and had made recommendations to the National Assembly on the need to make certain amendment in order to improve the legal framework for the elections.
“I can tell you that we expect that very soon, there will be necessary amendments to the electoral act which will give us a more improved legal framework for the conduct of the 2015 general elections.
“However, I cannot give you a specific date when this will be done, but we have received assurances that the National Assembly is committed to doing this and they will do it within sufficient time for us to be able to factor it into our preparations for the 2015 elections. However, let me add that quite frankly, it is not necessary to have a new electoral act every time you are going to conduct election."
“There is likely going to be an amendment to the existing Electoral Act,” he said, explaining that the commission had reviewed the existing electoral act since after the 2011 general elections and had made recommendations to the National Assembly on the need to make certain amendment in order to improve the legal framework for the elections.
“I can tell you that we expect that very soon, there will be necessary amendments to the electoral act which will give us a more improved legal framework for the conduct of the 2015 general elections.
“However, I cannot give you a specific date when this will be done, but we have received assurances that the National Assembly is committed to doing this and they will do it within sufficient time for us to be able to factor it into our preparations for the 2015 elections. However, let me add that quite frankly, it is not necessary to have a new electoral act every time you are going to conduct election."
