BILL FOR DIASPORA VOTING SCALES SECOND READING IN HOUSE OF REPS

July 9, 2024 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

BILL FOR DIASPORA VOTING SCALES SECOND READING IN HOUSE OF REPS

The House of Representatives has passed the Diaspora Voting Bill for second reading.

The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen and Sodeeq Abdullahi, seeks to amend the 2022 Electoral Act and provide opportunities for Nigerians in Diaspora to vote.

Leading debate on the bill, Abdullahi said the proposed legislation will benefit every Nigerian outside the country.

“This bill will benefit all Nigerians, most especially the ones living outside Nigeria. It will save them the logistics of coming home to vote,” he said.The bill was passed without opposition on the floor and referred to the House Committee on Electoral Matters.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.