The Executive Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Clement Nwankwo, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must give notice of at least 360 days before elections.

Nwankwo said this on Wednesday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’
He said that the National Assembly cannot continue to delay the passage of the Electoral Bill, adding that time is running out, and it needs to be prioritised.

“We need time for preparation for the election. We need certain things in the electoral laws and legal framework both the international instruments, including ECOWAS protocols, Nigerian constitution and in fact the Electoral Act stipulates the need for certainty in electoral law.

“When you look at the constitution and the Electoral Act, it’s quite clear saying that you must give notice of election 360 days before the elections. And those 360 days are still in the current 2022 Electoral Act, so it’s not a problem.

“But there are announcements and pronouncements and stipulations you need to put out in terms of that notice being issued and I must say that the National Assembly has been fantastic.

“The Senate and the House of Representatives are going through the process of deliberations, reviews conversation and actually do have a document,” he said.