Bill to establish National Electoral Offences Commission passes 2nd reading at Senate

A bill to establish the National Electoral Crimes Commission approved Wednesday's second reading in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Abubakar Kyari (APC-Borno), seeks adequate deterrence and sanctions for undemocratic forces in the electoral environment.
In the main debate, Kyari said that electoral crimes led to poor quality, corruption and violent political leadership. "Election crimes help electoral riggers and offenders to take control of governments against the democratic will of the electorate." Electoral offenses give rise to political apathy that compels the electorate to gradually separate itself from the political process. " that decisive deterrence through efficient criminal proceedings was the most effective strategy to defeat electoral offenders. "To this end, articles 149 and 150 (2) of the Electoral Law confer discretionary power on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the powers to prosecute alleged electoral offenders. "Article 149 says:" The commission will consider any recommendations made to "In its contribution, Senator Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna) said that the establishment of the commission was a step in the decentralization of the INEC to assist it in matters of conducting elections. "This will verify the influences of the s in pre-electoral and post-electoral matters. "We can not have a democracy if we do not have credible elections," Sani said. For his part, the Deputy Minister of Minorities, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, said there could be no better cure for electoral crimes than having a commission. According to him, if this responsibility is removed from the INEC, it will act effectively. Similarly, Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano) said that everything that would be spent on the bill would be worth it. "INEC can not be a prosecutor and a prosecutor," Gaya said. In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said that the bill, once approved, would contribute greatly to disinfecting the electoral process. "With such a law in place, we will have a better election, the electoral delinquents can not commit crimes and not be punished," Saraki said. He referred the bill to the committees of INEC and the Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Affairs with a directive that would report in four weeks.

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