MyJoyOnline· 12h ago· 1 min read
The government has accepted a recommendation to amend the Constitution to guarantee equal voting rights for all members in good standing of registered political parties in the selection of parliamentary and presidential candidates.
Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dominic Ayine announced the decision on Thursday, 30 July, while presenting the government's response to the Constitution Review Committee's report at the Jubilee House.
Mr Ayine said the government had endorsed the Committee's recommendation to amend Article 55 of the 1992 Constitution, a move that comes a day after the Supreme Court ruled that all registered members of political parties should be allowed to participate in their parties' internal elections.
“The Committee recommended an amendment to Article 55 to require every registered political party to afford its members in good standing equal voting rights in…
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