Nasarawa Assembly Votes Against Independent Candidacy

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) has votes against a bill for an act to altered the provisions of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria,1999 to provide for Independent candidacy in presidential ,governorship, National, State Assemblies and local government Council elections, and for other related matters.

Out of the 66 bills ,there was an accelerated acceptance by voting in favor of 65 bills and voting against one bill, which is for independent candidacy.

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly also voted in favour of local government, legislature and judicial autonomy among other bills.

Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House announced this during the Presentation of the Transmission of Constitution ( Fifth Alteration) Bills, 2022.

According to him, out of the 66 bills sent to the House by the National Assembly for Alteration, we have voted in favour of 65 bills and voted against one bill.

Other bills scale through and amongst others are

“ A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Establish Local Government Council as Tier of Government and Guarantee Their Democratic Existence , Tenure , and for Related Matters

“ A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for the Financial Independence of State Houses of Assembly and State Judiciary and for Related Matters among ot

The Speaker directed the Clerk of the House to immediately produce a clean copy of the bills and submit same to National Assembly within 24 hours.