NASS Tells INEC To Allow Married Girls Below 18 To Vote

Consider Underage Married Girls as voters, N’Assembly tells INEC.

The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission Matters has proposed a review of the provision in the Electoral Act which pegged the eligibility of a voter at 18 years.

The federal lawmakers have specifically recommended that INEC should consider any married girl who is not up to 18 years as eligible to vote.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabiru Gaya, and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Aisha Dukku, tabled the proposal before the Technical Committee on Electoral Reform on Wednesday.

The technical panel which would work on the new Electoral Act being proposed by the National Assembly was made up of lawmakers, INEC officials and civil society groups dealing with election matters.