Senate seeks to enact bill against same faith presidential ticket after 2023

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is seeking amendment to section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act to stop same faith ticket after the 2023 general election.

Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC Kogi West), in a draft copy of a bill to that effect at a media briefing on September 4 stated that the Muslim – Muslim Presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), has generated furor in the polity, thereby necessitating the move.

“Section 84 of the Principal Act will be amended by inserting a new subsection 3 which will states thus “No political party shall nominate candidates of the same religion as Presidential candidate and Vice Presidential candidate after the 2023 election.

“When this is accommodated, it will serve as a guide against any oversight such as this in the future as further occurrences will be deemed as silent policy which is capable of bringing down the fabrics of the Nation, he said

He stated that wide range consultations on the need for the amendment have been made with the leadership of the Senate and other colleagues