A bill seeking to allow statutory delegates to vote at the congresses or conventions of political parties has been passed by the Senate.
The upper legislative chamber passed the bill for third reading , which happened within an hour, after Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president and its sponsor, led a debate on it.
While leading the debate on it on the floor of the senate on Tuesday, Omo-Agege said the electoral bill assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari in February only recognises ad hoc delegates with no inclusion of statutory delegates.
The deputy senate president said the error on the part of the national assembly was not intended and can be corrected with this amendment.
Speaking after the bill was passed, Senate President Ahmad Lawan said it is expected that the president signs the amendment bill into law as the deficiency was in error.
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