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January 9, 2020
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC hasprepared a far-reaching electoral reform proposal to guide future elections,beginning from 2023.
The proposal is an up-grade on the 24-point amendmentsubmitted to the Eighth National Assembly, which they failed to considerbecause of the face-off between the lawmakers and the Executive.
First on the list of new proposals, which INEC is expectedto submit to the National Assembly at the end of January for deliberation andpassage, is the reduction in the number of political parties, greater room forINEC to control collation and returning officers. Also on the list is usingnumber of accredited voters to determine outcome of polls; this, will eradicateinconclusive elections, among others.
The amendments were reached at during the multi-stakeholdersreview session on the 2019 elections.
It was leant that INEC is worried over the uncontrollednumber of mainly weak and non-existent political parties and candidates on theballot paper, which has led to economic waste.