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January 28, 2020
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC has called on the National Assembly, NASS to prioritise the amendment of the Electoral Reforms Act to promote credibility and transparency in the electoral processes.
The Centre’s Executive Director, Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani, madethis appeal in a statement in Abuja, as the NASS resumes plenary.
He urged members of the legislature to expedite urgentaction on Constitutional Amendment to resolve certain fundamental issues in thecountry.
Musa-Rafsanjani said that it was paramount to develop legalframeworks for constituency engagement and consultation, to ensure full participationof the electorate in understanding of constituency projects implementation.
He said that as the NASS was resuming its legislative dutiesfor the year, domestication of the pending global and regional anti-corruptioninstruments for coordination and result-oriented approach in anti-corruptionfights could not be over-emphasised.
According to him, NASS should ensure prompt reform of thesecurity sector and revisit Asset Recovery and Proceeds on Crime Bills, byproviding a legal and institutional framework.