Spread the wordThe Senate Thursday constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to harmonise and distill lawmakers’ inputs on the amendment of the 2022 Electoral Act. Announcing the decision after the session, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said the committee was “mandated to contribute, galvanise and distill the opinion of senators on the bill. “In no particular order, the committee will be led by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary , Human Rights and Legal Matters , Senator Niyi Adegbonmire ( Ondo Central). The decision followed plenary deliberations on the report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, which was presented in the absence of its chairman, Simon Lalong. According to the committee’s report, a clause-by-clause review shows that the bill would strengthen electoral integrity, enhance transparency and boost public confidence in the electoral system.