The federal government has constituted what
the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation called a “Constitutional
and Electoral Reform Committee.”
A statement issued by Salihu Isah, the
Special Adviser to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of
Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said the committee was set up to reform the
electoral process.
The committee will be inaugurated tomorrow at
the HAGF’s Conference Room, Abuja by 11a.m.
The statement said the 24-member strong
committee would be chaired by the former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, while
Dr. Mamman Lawal of Bayero University, Kano, is the Committee Secretary
Other members of the committee are Dr. Muiz
Banire (SAN), Dr. Clement Nwankwo, Chief A.C Ude and Mr. Tahir, Director, Legal
Drafting, Federal Ministry of Justice, among
others.
The statement said: “The AGF and Minister of
Justice, Malami, will on October 4, 2016, inaugurate a committee on
Constitutional and Electoral Reform at the HAGF’s Conference Room, Abuja by
11a.m.
“The committee is expected to review
electoral environment, laws and experiences from recent elections conducted in
Nigeria and make recommendations to strengthen and achieve the conduct of free
and fair elections in Nigeria.”
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