IPAC seeks for conduction of all elections same day

The Inter-Party Advisory Council, on Monday, proposed an amendment to the 2022 Electoral Act that would mandate the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct the presidential, governorship, National Assembly, and state Assembly elections on a single day.

This proposed change comes in response to longstanding concerns about the cost-effectiveness and logistical challenges of the current staggered election system.

IPAC disclosed this on Monday at a stakeholders meeting between political parties and the joint committees of both chambers of the National Assembly on the Independent National Electoral Commission.

It noted that the current system, which spreads the presidential, National Assembly, governorship, and state House of Assembly elections over multiple days, was economically unsustainable.

The nation, according to IPAC, experiences prolonged shutdowns during these staggered election periods, disrupting economic and academic activities.