‘It Is A Deliberate Ploy’ – Osaze-Uzzi Faults Senate For Delaying Passage Of Electoral Act

Former Director of Voter and Publicity Education of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, has suggested that there is evidence that the Senate is deliberately delaying the passage of the Electoral Act.

Naijaonpoint reports that Osaze-Uzzi made this allegation on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s  ‘Prime Time’ programme.

According to him, the 2027 elections are close, and the Senate ought not delay the passage of the Electoral Act.

Osaze-Uzzi added that the consequences of the delay would force Nigeria to revert to the Electoral Act of 2022, which, according to him, has flaws.

He said, “Evidence shows the Senate is deliberately delaying the passage of the Electoral Act. I think the circumstantial evidence seems to be that it’s a deliberate ploy.

“When you see all these things happening, how they unfold, what was their reason? For the same reason that yesterday made reference to it, that will be part of the legislative agenda, and the top was priority.

“But what is disturbing to people like us who observe these matters is that, look, there are two or three major things. I think the agricultural thing is there. It was talking of the budget, still as we considered.

“But don’t forget that a lot of commentators, a lot of lawyers, a lot of civil society people, media have said that Nigerians saw the flaws in Electoral Act of 2022. We saw the issues.

“Even the National Assembly recalled that when it passed the Act, then they now found that they expected certain statutory delegates who ought to be delegates at national conventions, and they try to send him back to then President, late Muhammadu Buhari for an amendment. We are so close to elections. We shouldn’t be doing this.”