“Is Not the Best”: National Assembly Told To End Off-Cycle Elections

Nov 19, 2023 | Entertainment, News


  • APC chieftain revealed the reason off-season elections should be called off totally in Nigeria
  • Mr. Williams Dakwom, in a chat with Legit.ng maintained that such polls are not beneficial to the current political system of the country
  • He made this call days after ex-President Goodluck Jonathan urged the National Assembly to work towards ending off-season polls, noting it does not conform with global practices

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Plateau state, Jos – Mr. Williams Dakwom, a member of the APC presidential campaign council (PCC) in Plateau state, has backed the call for the dissolution of off-season elections in Nigeria.

Off-cycle polls, Jonathan, NASS
National Assembly told to work towards ending off-season elections.
Photo credit: Goodluck Jonathan, The Senate President – Nigeria
Source: Facebook

The APC chieftain made this assertion a few days after the November 11, governorship elections held in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states respectively.

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Recall that former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, November 11, called on the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution to put an end to the off-season exercise.

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Jonathan described the exercise as “odd” and “not a global best practice.”

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Reacting, Mr. Williams Dakwom, in an exclusive phone chat with Legit.ng on Sunday, November 19, opined that the exercise does not work well with Nigeria’s democratic system.

He however called on the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian constitution and immediately block the off-season polls.

Mr Dakwom stated thus:

“Off-circle is not the best for us in this country I called on the national assembly to look into our constitution and make a quick amendment that will make us proud of our system like any other developed Nation in the world.”

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In another development, Legit.ng reported that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has sent a strong recommendation to President Tinubu regarding underperforming heads of agencies.

Akpabio on Thursday, November 9, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack any head of government agency that fails to honour the invitations of the National Assembly committees.

He made this known on Thursday, at the opening of a public hearing on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) at the Red Chamber.

President Tinubu vows to sack underperforming ministers

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu has declared that ministers in his cabinet must maintain their performance and undergo periodic evaluations to retain their positions.

He cautioned that those failing to meet their responsibilities and objectives would be removed from the cabinet.

This announcement was made on Wednesday, November 1, during the launch of the 2023 Cabinet Retreat at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.

Source: Legit.ng





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