The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Clement Nwankwo, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission is required to issue a notice of at least 360 days before any election.
Nwankwo made the remarks on Wednesday while responding to questions during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme.
He stressed that the National Assembly must avoid further delays in passing the Electoral Bill, warning that time is running out and that the matter should be treated as a priority.
“We need time for preparation for the election. We need certain things in the electoral laws and legal framework both the international instruments, including ECOWAS protocols, Nigerian constitution and in fact the Electoral Act stipulates the need for certainty in electoral law.
“When you look at the constitution and the Electoral Act, it’s quite clear saying that you must give notice of election 360 days before the elections. And those 360 days are still in the current 2022 Electoral Act, so it’s not a problem.
“But there are announcements and pronouncements and stipulations you need to put out in terms of that notice being issued and I must say that the National Assembly has been fantastic.
“The Senate and the House of Representatives are going through the process of deliberations, reviews conversation and actually do have a document,” he said.
