{"id":294219,"date":"2023-10-22T07:34:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T06:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=294219"},"modified":"2023-10-22T07:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T06:34:40","slug":"why-presidents-shouldnt-appoint-inec-chairmen-jega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/22\/why-presidents-shouldnt-appoint-inec-chairmen-jega\/","title":{"rendered":"Why presidents shouldn\u2019t appoint INEC chairmen \u2013 Jega"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Says amendment of electoral law should make the electronic transmission of results mandatory from the next general elections in 2027<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former chairman of Nigeria\u2019s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has called for an amendment to the Electoral Act, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He said although Nigeria\u2019s electoral law is arguably the best in the country\u2019s history, it is not perfect; and there was the need for further amendments to remove ambiguities, clarify and strengthen some of its sections.<\/p>\n<p>He made the disclosure at a two-day retreat organised for senators by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.<\/p>\n<p>The amendments, he said, should make the electronic transmission of results mandatory from the next general elections in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the president should no longer have the power to appoint the chairman and National Commissioners of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/20\/inec-to-deploy-46084-regular-ad-hoc-staff-for-kogi-bayelsa-imo-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INEC<\/a> to free the commission from partisanship.<\/p>\n<p>He said the law should be reviewed to ensure that all cases arising from the conduct of elections are resolved and judgements made before the date of swearing-in.<\/p>\n<p>Many stakeholders had expressed concern that section 64 of the Electoral Act, which states the process of transmission of election results, is susceptible to manipulation and misinterpretation.<\/p>\n<p>But Jega said the section should be clarified by making election transmission of election results compulsory, including uploading of polling unit level results and result sheets used at different levels of result collation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cINEC would have enough time to prepare for this, if the Act is amended early enough in the ensuing electoral cycle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also called for the introduction of either early voting for eligible voters on election duty, such as INEC staff, observers and their drivers, security personnel, and journalists or special arrangement to enable them vote on election day, especially for presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>The former INEC boss advocated for diaspora voting, at least for presidential elections, to enable citizens to vote, especially those on essential service abroad.<\/p>\n<p>There is need to enhance inclusion of women, if necessary by up to 35% of elective positions in parliament, and in all political parties\u2019 candidate lists, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Cross-carpeting by elected officials, Jega said, should be proscribed not only for members of the National Assembly but also for elected executives, governors and chairmen of LGAs while INEC should be empowered to prepare for elections to fill the vacancy once it has evidence of the act of cross-carpeting.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThere is need to place stringent conditions for candidate withdrawal and replacement to prevent abuse. Empower INEC to also screen and if necessary disqualify candidates whose credentials show that they are unqualified or in respect of whom it has evidence of forgery and other forms of criminality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is need for the legislation to allow even candidates outside the political parties, as well as tax-paying citizens to file suits against candidates who provide false information to INEC regarding their candidature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough Sections 132(8) &amp; (9) have given timelines within which the Tribunals and courts of appellate jurisdiction should issue verdicts, there is need, particularly in respect of elected executive positions, to ensure that all cases are resolved and judgements made before the date of swearing-in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReview the process of appointments into INEC, specifically to divest\/minimize the involvement of the President in appointment of Chairman and National Commissioners of INEC, in order to free the commission from the damaging negative perception of \u201che who pays the piper dictates the tune\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Justice Uwais Committee recommended that the responsibility for advertising, screening, shortlisting and submission to Council of State for recommendation to Senate for confirmation hearings, for this category of officers, should be entrusted to the National Judicial Council (NJC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn second thought, and for obvious reasons, I will recommend a joint committee of the National Assembly be given this responsibility, with a criteria, for transparency, non-partisanship and stakeholder engagement for the process. 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