The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over alleged abuse of office by some senators in the amendment of the Electoral Act.
SERAP accused the lawmakers of unlawfully removing provisions on the real-time transmission of election results from the Electoral Act amendment Bill, despite an earlier majority vote in favour of retaining the clauses.
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The organisation claimed the changes were made during plenary without debate.
The petition, signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, was addressed to the Chairman of the CCB, Abdullahi Usman Bello.
SERAP urged the Bureau to investigate any members of the National Assembly and executive officials allegedly involved in altering legislative documents, warning that such actions undermine due process and legislative integrity.
The group also raised concerns over conflict of interest, non-disclosure, abuse of office and violations of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, citing relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution and the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.
“Where lawmaking is shaped by abuse of office and conflict of interest, it ceases to be a legitimate exercise of constitutional responsibility,” SERAP said.
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