2027: Independent candidacy: House of Reps renews action on bill

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the House of Representatives has created a Website to enhance public awareness and interaction on the Independent Candidacy Bill.

Addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, the Spokesperson of the house, Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC-Ekiti state), said that the primary aim of the bill is to deepen political participation as much as possible.

He said that the country had witnessed seven electoral circles since the commencement of the fourth republic and that it was important to improve the system as the nation looks forward to the eighth electoral circle.

“Because it is a crucial bill, it is a constitutional amendment bill and is a bill that will require a robust input from stakeholders across boards, we have recommitted the bill to the Committee on Constitutional Review for more scrutiny.

“It will go through the enter process of constitutional review, we have done a lot of advocacy among legislators and the general public and the feedback if very welcoming.

“We have also created a website where you can find a lot of information especially on what the bill is not, because there are a lot of misconceptions of the technical details of the bill,” he said.

Rotimi, who is the sponsor of the bill, recalled that the bill was first introduced in the 7th Assembly and through the 8th and 9th assemblies, it did not enjoy full stakeholders support.