New Electoral act will Address misuse of Public funds for Political Campaign -Garba Shehu

Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu has disclosed that the new Electoral act recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari will address misuse of Public funds for Political campaign.

He made this known in an article on Sunday. According to him, the electoral act has reviewed the announcing of polling results under duress or political appointees from voting or being voted for in party primaries.

He further asked the national assembly to review the section, which President Muhammadu Buhari had also expressed concern about.

“It addresses the unfortunate fact that some polling station results in the past have been declared under duress – now with the power to review any results announced under such circumstances enshrined in law, it makes the use of coercive behavior counterproductive,” he said.

“The act also addresses the misuse of appointed political office as a platform and source of resources from which to campaign for elected political office.

“In the coming days or weeks, the parliament and the executive should reach a common ground on the issue raised by the president at the point of signing the law, which is the requirement for appointed political office holders to first resign before being eligible to vote or stand for election in the primaries for elective offices.”