Godsgift Onyedinefu
A political Party, National Rescue Movement (NRM), has commended President Muhammed Buhari for signing into law the 2022 Electoral Act, describing it as a positive step towards revolutionizing the electoral process in Nigeria.
“There is no gainsaying that signing the 2022 Electoral Act probably is the greatest achievement and legacy of the Buhari administration, Prince Chinedu Obi,
National Publicity Secretary of the Party said in a press statement issued in Abuja.
“This is also instructive noting that President Buhari has been both a victim and beneficiary of a poor and relatively improved electoral process respectively,” he added.
The Party further commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), the National Assembly, the Inter Party Advisory Council, Civil Society Organizations, the Media and all stakeholders, who “have worked tirelessly” in the last few years to ensure that a credible and a more improved electoral process is put in place to govern the administration and implementation of the 2023 general election as well as future elections in Nigeria.
According to the Party, though so much more reforms are expected, INEC has demonstrated willingness and preparedness to improve the transparency of the electoral process by “the impressive reforms” it has embarked on in recent times,particularly the elimination of the use of incident form and the deployment of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), for accreditation of voters in all future elections in Nigeria.
The NRM therefore, challenged all Nigerians of voting age to take advantage of this innovation to fully participate in all the electioneering process since votes can now count in Nigeria. It is our hope that this development will deal with the grossapathy that had characterized elections in Nigeria before now.
“Nigerians can now freely elect leaders of their choice by doing so, usher in a regime of credible and competent Nigerians in leadership at all levels. A new Nigeria where the NRM’s vision of a nation governed under an atmosphere of rule of law, shared peace, shared productivity and shared prosperity is possible. We invite all Nigerians to join us to RESCUE Nigeria NOW!”, th statement read.