Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday called on the National Assembly to urgently revisit the Electoral Act, warning that a contentious provision could undermine the credibility of elections if left unchecked.
He raised the concerns in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu.
The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress specifically faulted Section 63 of the Act, which allows a ballot paper without an official mark to be counted at the discretion of a returning officer—a provision he said opens the door to manipulation.
According to him, lawmakers should have exercised greater diligence in protecting the sanctity of the ballot.