{"id":92506,"date":"2021-10-12T13:55:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T12:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=92506"},"modified":"2021-10-12T13:55:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T12:55:34","slug":"just-in-senate-approves-only-direct-primaries-for-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/12\/just-in-senate-approves-only-direct-primaries-for-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Senate approves only direct primaries for parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An amendment to the Electoral Act which provides that political parties would henceforth use only the direct mode of primaries to elect candidates for elections has been approved by the senate.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the\u00a0senate had earlier approved a provision in the Electoral Bill that allowed parties to use either direct or indirect mode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/11\/do-not-make-direct-primary-poll-compulsory-for-parties-saraki-tells-nassembly\/\">primaries<\/a> in nominating candidates for elections during primaries.<\/p>\n<p>The upper chamber of the national assembly made the resolution following a motion titled: \u201cMotion for recommittal\u201d sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North).<\/p>\n<p>Details later<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An amendment to the Electoral Act which provides that political parties would henceforth use only the direct mode of primaries to elect candidates for elections has been approved by the senate. 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