Following the criticism that greeted the Muslim-Muslim ticket by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), the lawmaker representing Kogi-West senatorial district, Smart Adeyemi has proposed a bill to prevent same faith ticket for President and Vice President seats by any political party after the 2023 general elections.
The lawmaker who showed a copy of the draft to journalists on Sunday noted that the Senate is seeking amendment to section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act.
Adeyemi, at the press briefing said the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress generated a lot of controversies in the country, and necessitated the move.
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According to him, to prevent future occurrence, a new sub-section is being proposed to section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act.
”Section 84 of the Principal Act will be amended by inserting a new subsection 3 which will states thus, ‘No political party shall nominate candidates of the same religion as Presidential candidate and Vice Presidential candidate after the 2023 election.’
“When this is accommodated , it will serve as a guide against any oversight such as this in the future as further occurrences will be deemed as silent policy which is capable of bringing down the fabrics of the nation,” Adeyemi stated.