Electoral Act: Senate President S.A resigns ahead 2023 Election
AREWA AGENDA – Special Assistant to the Senate President (Protocol Matters) Sani Ahmad Kaitafi resigned his position to pursue further political opportunity in his hometown, Yobe State.
The Special Assistant’s resignation was made known to the public via his official Facebook page on Tuesday.
He said “I wish to officially use this medium to notify the general public of my Resignation as the Special Assistant (Protocol Matters) to the president of the Senate Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, yesterday 11/04/2022. The last 33 months of service in his office was a rare opportunity I had and will always appreciate”
On his decision to resign Sani Ahmad Kaitafi confirmed that, “It is to pursue further political opportunities to serve my people in a bigger capacity and utilize the experience and contacts gathered for the good of my people”
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He also appreciated the Senate President for finding him worthy and giving him the opportunity to serve in his capacity as the Special Assistant in the 9th plenary Senate Session.
“I wish to say a very big thank you to the man that made me who I am today politically, the man that cleansed me, exposed me and placed me on a high pedestal in life. The man that has favored me beyond my potentials. I am who I am today because he opened doors of opportunities for me, Thank you Sen. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan PhD, CON (Sardaunan Bade).” Kaitafi affirmed
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari signed the long-awaited Electoral Bill on the 25th February 2022 with the provision mandating political appointees seeking election to resign their positions before participating in party primaries.
Section 84 (12) states that “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election”, while section 29 (1) of the act mandates political parties to submit names of candidates not later than 180 days before the election.
This means that political appointees seeking election must resign before June 3 — when INEC expects that all issues on party primaries must have been resolved
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