Electoral Act: NASS told to effect required amendment for President’s assent

The Delta State Chapter of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has tasked the National Assembly to effect the necessary change in the changed Electoral Bill to enable the President assent to it.

This was included in a communiqué jointly signed by ZLP State Chairman, Mr Emeka Nkwoala, and the Secretary, Mr MacPherson Obenobe at the end of the party’s State Executive Council conference hung on Friday in Asaba.

According to the celebration, the National Assembly effecting the requested changes and passing the costs to Mr President for assent would ensure reputable, transparent, complimentary, and reasonable 2023 elections.

It deplored the state of insecurity in the nation and contacted the President to set up a judicial panel over the killing of innocent people across the nation.

“The party condemns the killing of innocent individuals throughout the nation, specifically in the North, however more worrisome is the increasing wave of kidnapping and killing of security workers in the Eastern part of the country.

“While we commiserate with the families of the deceased, we prompt the government to bring the wrongdoers to book,” the celebration said.

The celebration, however, admired Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta for setting up a panel of query to examine the remote cause of the collapsed Salvation Ministries building in Okpanam on Tuesday, Jan. 11.

While recommending appropriate settlement for victims, it called for adequate punishment for those culpable and prosecuted to act as a deterrent to others.

It likewise appreciated Gov. Okowa for the massive infrastructural advancement across the State and advised him to complete all ongoing tasks before leaving workplace in May 2023.

It, nevertheless, gotten in touch with Delta residents to make themselves readily available to be vaccinated versus the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19), Delta version, and the Omicron version however resented any type of force to get individuals immunized.

It commended the National Chairman of ZLP, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu and his team for stabilizing the party and placing it on the part of growth and advancement.

It stated that the celebration in Delta was prepared and awaiting directives from its headquarters for State Congresses while making efforts to win new and capable members into the celebration at the State level.

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