May 04, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to delete dead voters from the voters register.
The directive followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved at plenary by Leke Abejide.
Drawing the attention of lawmakers to what he described as irregularities observed during the 2023 general elections, Abejide said his late father’s name was seen in the INEC register.
He urged INEC to deregister any voter who has not voted in two election cycles.
Meanwhile, the House has directed the clerk of the National Assembly to transmit the bill for constitution amendment to provide for uniform retirement age for judicial officers and pension rights to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The decision of the House followed the passage of the bill by the Sokoto State House of Assembly, thereby meeting the provisions of Section 9(2) of the constitution for two third approval of state assemblies.
The lawmakers urged the Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Plateau and Taraba State Houses of Assembly that are yet to forward their resolution on the bill to do so.
The constitutional bill, if assented to by the President, will extend the retirement age of high court judges from 65 to 70 years.
