INEC wants an Electoral Offences Commission but there are issues with the proposed bill

<p>It’s no secret that in Nigeria, electoral offences happen. There’s vote buying, ballot box snatching, bribing of INEC officials, disorderly behavior at a political meeting, illegal voting, threatening a person with violence…these and so much more have been defined as election offenses in our laws and they come with penalties.</p> <p>Last month, as part of a public hearing on the Bill for an Act to Establish the Electoral Offences Commission 2022 and other related matters, INEC made their case for why we need a separate commission to investigate, arrest, and prosecute election offenders.</p> <p>We analyze the bill and identify significant gaps that may make the bill ineffective at best, or at worst, a political tool.</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>This episode was produced by Rahmat Muhammad, Mariam Mohammed, Uche Mbah, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji.</p> <p>Special thanks to Lucky Usamah.</p> <p>Executive producer Rahmat Muhammad.</p> <p>Copyright (c) 2022 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved.</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>▶︎Follow us @234.audio on Instagram, @234audio on Facebook, and @234audio on Twitter</p> <p>▶︎Subscribe to our 234Audio YouTube channel</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>If you are interested in sponsoring or licensing this program, reach out to us via WhatsApp at +234 818 230 1234 or send us e-mail at info@234audio.com</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thebackstoryng/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/thebackstoryng/support</a>