Senate orders fresh review of Electoral Act amendments, sets up 48-hour ad hoc panelThe Senate on Thursday constituted an ad hoc panel to work with its Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters to re-examine contentious provisions in the report on amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. The Judiciary and Legal Matters Committee is chaired by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, while the original report under review was prepared by the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters led by Senator Simon Lalong. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the decision after lawmakers emerged from a three-hour closed-door session where they undertook an extensive review of the Lalong committee’s report. He disclosed that the newly constituted ad hoc panel would sit for 48 hours and present its recommendations on the third legislative day for consideration at plenary. Following the announcement, the Senate adjourned plenary till Tuesday next week to await the panel’s report.