Tag: Tajudeen Abbas

Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the House of Representatives, has withdrawn the bill seeking to make voting compulsory for eligible Nigerians. The bill was co-sponsored by Abbas and Daniel Ago, a lawmaker representing Bassa/Jos North federal constituency of Plateau state. On May 15, the bill scaled second reading in the green…

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A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago. Leading the debate during plenary on Thursday, Ago said the bill…

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