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SERAP vows to take action as NASS moves to jail eligible Nigerians who fail to vote during election

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SERAP opposes a proposed National Assembly bill mandating voting, warning that its repressive provisions violate fundamental rights and democratic principles.

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SERAP vows to take action as NASS moves to jail eligible Nigerians who fail to vote during election

SERAP opposes a proposed National Assembly bill mandating voting, warning that its repressive provisions violate fundamental rights and democratic principles.

2 days ago·Ikeja, Nigeria

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SERAP Opposes Proposed Legislation to Penalize Non-Voters in Nigeria

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly opposed a proposed bill in the National Assembly that seeks to impose penalties, including a six-month jail term or a ₦100,000 fine, on eligible voters who fail to participate in elections. SERAP has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to withdraw the bill, arguing that it infringes on citizens' rights. In a statement, SERAP empha…

2 days ago

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SERAP Asks Akpabio, Abbas To Withdraw Bill To Jail Nigerians For Not Voting – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

LAGOS – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, to withdraw a bill that seeks to penalise eligible voters who fail to participate in national and state elections. The bill proposes a sixmonth jail term or a fine of N100,000 for […]

2 days ago

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thetrentonline.com

SERAP Kicks as Nigerian Lawmakers Propose Compulsory Voting Bill

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to immediately withdraw a proposed bill that would impose a six-month prison sentence or a fine of N100,000 on Nigerians who fail to vote in national and state elections. The bill, which is currently under discussion in the National Assembly, seeks to ma…

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SERAP To NASS: Reject Bill Seeking To Jail Citizens Who Fail To Vote

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the National Assembly to reject a proposed bill that aims to impose a six-month jail term or a fine of N100,000 on any Nigerian of voting age who fails to participate in national and state elections. SERAP, which made the demand in an open letter addressed to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, insisted that th…

2 days ago·Abuja, Nigeria

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Drop bill to ‘jail eligible Nigerians who fail to vote’, SERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to immediately withdraw the oppressive bill which contains repressive provisions to jail any Nigerian of voting age for six months and/or impose a fine of N100,000 on them if they fail to vote in national and state elections.” SERAP urged Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas to instead “amend …

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