Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the controversial Compulsory Voting Bill to amend Electoral Act 2022.
The bill withdrawal was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the speaker’s special adviser on media and publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi.
According to him, the decision was to give room for further dialogue on the bill, which generated controversies.
NIGERIAN SPEAKER WITHDRAWS MANDATORY VOTING BILL AMID CONTROVERSY
