By Petpetua Onuegbu
Abuja: (NAN)/FLOWERBUDNEWS:  The National Consultative Front (NCFront) in collaboration with Labour and Civil Society Front (LCSF) will be launching a mass campaign and movement during a major National Dialogue on Electoral Reforms come Oct. 1.

Mallam Hamisu Turaki, Spokesperson, NCFront made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja

According to him, the campaign is to mobilise Nigerians home and abroad for critical reforms in Nigeria’s electoral framework ahead of the 2027 election.

“This was the high point of the decisions reached at a leadership consultative meeting of the fronts hosted by the NCFront in Lagos at the weekend.

“Based on the resolutions, there is the urgent need for electoral reforms at the just concluded National Constitutional Summit organised by The Patriots and Nigeria Political Summit Group, NPSG

“To drive critical reforms in the electoral laws of Nigeria, especially those that dimmed the credibility of the 2023 elections namely; compulsory electronic transmission of election results, effective criminalisation of vote buying.
“Others are: enactment of early and diaspora voting as initiated by the House of Representatives, proportional representation in government, especially special seats for women and other vulnerable groups,” he said.

Turaki added that the initiators had decided to launch a new electoral reform platform to be known as Alliance for Defence of Democracy, ADD on October 1.

According to Turaki, this will serve as a popular alternative movement to drive and structure the campaign and mobilisation process for critical electoral reform during the major national gathering.

He said the gathering would be addressed by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero among other leaders of conscience in Nigeria.

Notable leaders to be in attendance at the dialogue include Prof. Pat Utomi, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, Barr Femi Falana, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Comrade Joe Ajaero.

Others are Amb. Nkoyo Toyo, Dr Usman Bugaje, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, Barr Clem Nwankwo, Prophet Isah El-Buba, Chief Imam Ahmad, Engr Buba Galadima, Prof.Chidi Odinkalu, Dr Bilikisu Magoro and Mr Samson Itodo.(NAN)