The Nation Newspaper Speaker Abbas pushes for Diaspora voting, protection of govt entities during procurement
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has canvassed a constitutional amendment to allow Nigerians in the Diaspora to vote in all general elections in the country.
While Hon. Sadiq Ango Abdullahi who co-sponsored the Bill on Diaspora voting moved the motion for the second reading of the bill on behalf of the Speaker, Hon. Marcus Onobun co-sponsored the amendment of the Public Procurement Act moved for its second reading. He said since Nigerians abroad meet their financial obligations to the country through remittances, it is fair and proper that they are given the right to carry out their civic responsibility of expressing their leadership preferences during elections.
The Speaker said: “Section 1 of the bill guarantees the voting rights of Nigerian citizens living outside Nigeria. The section provides that elections to be conducted under this Act if passed shall include elections which the Commission is empowered by law. Leading the debate on the second bill which seeks to amend the Public Procurement Act, Hon. Onobun, who spoke on behalf of the Speaker, said the draft legislation would to provide better protection for procuring government entities, who often find themselves at the receiving end whenever contractors fail to deliver on their contractual agreements.
“For ease of reference, the existing section 37 provides as follows: “S.37 Payment for the procurement of goods, works, and services shall be settled promptly and diligently.
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