Civil Society Group Urges Buhari To Sign Electoral Law

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to ensure that the long-expected electoral act is speedily signed into law.

The call was at a world press conference addressed by the Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance (CCSGG) in Abuja yesterday.

According to Jacob Okpanachi, the coordinator of the group, “We commend the President on the increment in the salaries of the Nigerian police force which we believe is fundamental to good performance, in the same vein we also urge him to sign the long-expected Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill into law in line with his promise to deliver to Nigerians a good election; as we believe it will open doors to electoral reforms in Nigeria as desired by the entire masses.

“Thus we hereby reiterate that it is sacrosanct for our political parties, opinion molders, youth and students based groups, and all stakeholders to get involved in this power shift campaign.”

He said the group’s project is a civil society intervention programme that seeks to help reorganize electioneering by providing an interface between critical stakeholders with the view to generating discourses and activities that will enhance citizens’ participation in the leadership recruitment process in the 2023 general election.