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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged Nigerians, especially Christians, to pray for the peaceful co-existence and unity in the nation.
Tambuwal made the appeal in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, on Monday in Abuja to commemorate this year's Christmas celebration.
He enjoined Nigerians to renew their faith in their country and work towards building a nation of their dreams.
Tambuwal said with renewed faith, commitment and hard work, the country would soon realise its full potentials.
``The Christmas period is a time for deep reflection on the teachings of Christianity and what Jesus Christ stood for,’’ he said.
The speaker urged leaders at all levels of governance to make the interest of the people their priority at all times.
``In spite of the challenges of development confronting the country, progress has been made in some critical sectors,’’ he said.
Tambuwal said the House of Representatives would continue to play its role in efforts to provide quality representation to the people.
He congratulated Christians who joined their colleagues the world over in celebrating this important occasion.
``May the blessings of the season shower on our homes and our nation," the speaker said.
Mr Ishmael Igbani, INEC Commissioner in-charge of Election Monitoring, has said that too many political parties are unwieldy for elections in a developing country like Nigeria.
Igbani, who said this in Abuja on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), noted that ''For election purposes Nigeria doesn’t need too many political parties.
''Even though having too many political parties is not a crime, all of them cannot be participating in one election.
''Looking at the ballot with over 65 candidates having their names on a ballot paper would be confusing to the electorate, and the worse scenario is when there is more than one election in a day, it becomes more confusing.''
The INEC commissioner advised politicians to come together and set criteria on how names would be placed on the ballot papers.
He said it was time for politicians to stop tying their existence to elections; rather they should focus more on issues that would engender socio-economic growth of the nation.
''The smaller parties instead of fighting for a place on the ballot papers can exploit various avenues with focus on different areas that include gender, environment, health, social issues and other areas of development.’’
On de-registration of some political parties by INEC, Igbani said the exercise was done in accordance with the law.
He explained that the Electoral Act 2010, as amended, declared that: ''Any political party which contests elections and does not win any electoral seat shall be deregistered.
''Our constitution allows for a multi-party system, but INEC has the power to de-register parties and it has started and it is a continuous process as the commission will continue to de-register parties that do not meet requirements.’’
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