• Lawmakers prioritising politics over genuine electoral reforms, opposition parties allege
• Bill unfair, undemocratic – IPAC chair
• It’s a recipe for instability, says Ajanaku
The rejection of a piece of legislation that seeks to amend Sections 134 and 179 of the 1999 Constitution to include the requirement of securing at least 50 per cent votes to be elected president or governor by the House of Representatives has sparked controversy among Nigerians. Although the opposition parties allege that the lawmakers might have prioritised politics over genuine electoral reforms, some political analysts gave it hard knocks, SODIQ OMOLAOYE reports.
