2027: Falana, Ezekwesili, Utomi, Agbakoba, Ajaero others set to host National dialogue on Electoral Reforms
2027: Falana, Ezekwesili, Utomi, Agbakoba, Ajaero others set to host National dialogue on Electoral Reforms
By John Okezie
The National Consultative Front (NCFront), in collaboration with Labour and Civil Society Front (LCSF), says it will be launching a mass campaign and movement during a major National Dialogue on Electoral Reforms. In a press statement over the weekend, the joint civil rights group said the move is to mobilize Nigerians at home and abroad for critical reforms in Nigeria’s electoral framework ahead of the 2027 elections.
It said a decision to host a national dialogue was the high point of the decisions reached at a leadership consultative meeting of the Fronts hosted by the National Consultative Front in Lagos at the weekend based on the resolutions of Nigerian stakeholders on the urgent need for electoral reforms at the just concluded National Constitutional Summit organized by The Patriots and Nigeria Political Summit Group, NPSG.
“This new move is to drive critical reforms in the electoral laws of Nigeria, especially those that dimmed the credibility of the 2023 elections namely; compulsory electronic transmission of election results, effective criminalization of votes buying, enactment of early and diaspora voting as initiated by the House of Representatives, proportional representation in government, especially special seats for women and other vulnerable groups, among others.
Some eminent Nigerians, who are leaders of both the NCFront and LCSF, deemed competent to be enlisted to champion these highlighted electoral reforms, include Prof. Pat Utomi, Prof Attahiru Jega, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, and Barr. Femi Falana, SAN. Others are Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed, Comrade Joe Ajaero, Amb. Nkoyo Toyo, Dr Usman Bugaje, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, Barr. Clem Nwankwo, and Prophet Isah El Buba.
Among the list are Chief Imam Ahmad, Engr Buba Galadima, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, Dr Bilikisu Magoro, and Mr Samson Itodo, among others.
Consequently, the initiators have decided to launch a new electoral reform platform to be known as Alliance for Defence of Democracy, ADD on October 1st as a popular alternative movement to drive and structure the campaign and mobilization process for these critical electoral reform during the major national gathering on electoral reforms to be addressed by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero among other leaders of National conscience in Nigeria.
