Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege says the National Assembly will give legal backing to card reader in the new Electoral Act, to further enhance the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria.
He gave the assurance when he received the Nigerian Representatives of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council, AU-ECOSOCC, led by Tunji Ashaolu in Abuja.
A statement, quoted Omo-Agege as saying that it was important the card reader be made part of the legal regime for elections. He added that the Senate maintained that card reader would ensure credible polls.
According to him, the mistake of the eighth National Assembly is that the amendment of the Electoral Act breached ECOWAS Protocol, which will not be repeated.
Earlier, leader of the delegation, Tunji John Ashaolu, emphasized the need for Nigeria to take its rightful place in the African Union, AU.
He also called on the National Assembly to immediately revisit the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, as well as the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB.
