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John Alechenu
Nigeria’s salient leaders, Labour activists, and civilian nine members are acceptable to stitchery for a National Electoral Reforms Dialogue.
Persons expected to be the lawsuit include: Ex-President Goodluck, Ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and erstwhile National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega.
They are scheduled to beryllium among the discussants astatine the nationalist webinar organized arsenic portion of activities commemorating Nigeria’s 65th independency anniversary.
This was contained successful a connection signed by the Secretary of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Mallam Hamisu San Turaki, successful Abuja, connected Tuesday.
The event, which is being organised by the National Consultative Front (NCFront), Labour and Civil Society Front (LCSF), successful concern with Nigeria Electoral Reforms Coalition NERCO and Partners for Electoral Reforms, is scheduled to clasp connected October 1st.
Others invited to the lawsuit see the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, his counterpart successful the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osofo, and a erstwhile Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili.
Also expected to articulation the statement are: Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, his Rivers State counterpart Rotimi Amaechi, foremost Nigerian governmental economist Prof. Pat Utomi, and erstwhile Kaduna State Senator Shehu Sani.
According to the lawsuit organizers, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, arsenic good arsenic the chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees connected Electoral Reforms and the INEC Commissioner successful complaint of Information, are besides expected to be the occasion.
The lawsuit aims to thrust credible elections successful 2027 and volition beryllium held to commemorate Nigeria’s 75th Independence Anniversary.
The dialog volition absorption connected captious and mandatory law amendments for credible elections successful 2027. The lawsuit seeks to beforehand electoral reforms, transparency, and accountability successful Nigeria’s electoral process.
With the 2027 wide elections approaching, stakeholders are urging for reforms to guarantee free, just and credible elections.
The station 2027: Jonathan, Osinbajo, Kwankwaso to articulation civilian nine successful request for electoral reforms appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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