why the National Assembly changed the order of the 2019 general
election.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmaker said the order of the
2019 general election was changed to allow all political parties a
level playing ground.
In a post on his Facebook page, the lawmaker explained that the change
in the electoral timetable would help prevent "mass trial, mass
conviction, mass acquittal and mass burial of candidates."
Shehu wrote: "We changed the sequence of elections so as to give all
political parties a level playing ground during elections.
"The new sequence will arraign each candidate, alone in the dock
before "Justice Electorate". The new sequence will prevent mass
trial,mass conviction,mass acquittal and mass burial of candidates or
politicians."
The National Assembly had recently amended the Electoral Act to change
the order of 2019 general elections' time table.
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