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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up an engagement committee for the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act as well as the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Announcing this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party said the committee, which has former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, as Chairman is to, among other things, collate inputs from critical stakeholders as well as engage relevant civil society groups and work closely with the National Assembly for more inclusive and accelerated processes in the desired amendment to the Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution.
The statement said such amendments include a constitutional review that will among other things entrench the desired federal structure as well as a review of the Electoral Act that will guarantee free, fair, clean, transparent and credible elections while eliminating loopholes that encourage violence, manipulations and rigging at all levels