Polls: Reps seek to make voting mandatory, prescribe 6-month imprisonment for defaulters

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja

The House of Representatives is proposing a bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make it compulsory for every Nigerian,  who has attained the age of 18 years and above, to vote in elections.

The proposed legislation sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, is titled “Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make it mandatory for all Nigerians of…