{"id":135530,"date":"2022-01-17T05:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T04:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=135530"},"modified":"2022-01-17T05:30:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T04:30:05","slug":"jega-speaks-on-electoral-bill-says-adoption-of-direct-primary-will-create-more-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/17\/jega-speaks-on-electoral-bill-says-adoption-of-direct-primary-will-create-more-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Jega speaks on electoral bill, says adoption of direct primary will create more problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has stated that more problems may be created if the direct primary mode is made complusory for political parties.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by Jega at a town hall meeting on the electoral bill organised by Yiaga Africa on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Jega said it is not clear if any political party in the country has a comprehensive membership register.<\/p>\n<p>The compulsory direct primary provision for political parties is contained in the electoral act amendment bill rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari recently.<\/p>\n<p>While explaining his decision to decline assent to the bill, Buhari said adopting compulsory direct primary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/10\/political-parties-should-have-public-platforms-for-assessing-elected-officials-says-audu-ogbeh\/\">political parties<\/a> \u201cviolates the spirit of democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the development, the former INEC chairman said it is important that the country goes into the 2023 polls with a new electoral law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that this country will be better off with a new electoral law which will enhance the preparation and conduct of the election,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2010, we haven\u2019t had a substantive legal framework for elections. 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