Following the re-amendment of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commended the Senate.
The re-amendment Electoral Bill will give room for direct, indirect, and consensus options for nominating candidates for the various political parties in the country.
The governors said this during their meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja.
They commended the Senate for amending clause 84 regarding the mode of candidate selection in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
They also urged the House of Representatives to do the same by adding the consensus clause.
The state governors also discussed issues regarding the nation’s security challenges, health, food security, among others.
Concerning fuel subsidy removal, they resolved to engage the organized labour on the best approach to avoid causing hardship to citizens.
The governors however hold the view that issues regarding fuel subsidy or prices of petroleum products are already provided for in the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act.
They asked that states should ramp up vaccination and other covid-19 management strategies, in view of the Omicron variant.
Governors at the meeting include the NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje; Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule; Anambra Governor Willie Obiano; Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Osun State Governor Gboyeba Oyetola.
Also at the meeting are Deputy Governors of Gombe; Yobe; Enugu; Bauchi; Lagos; Ondo; Benue; Katsina; Rivers; and Kogi.
The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its decision on making direct primaries the only method of electing candidates by political parties.
The decision was taken a few days after President Muhammadu Buhari said he was ready to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill after the National Assembly makes the necessary adjustments.
