{"id":119164,"date":"2025-05-25T19:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T18:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119164"},"modified":"2025-05-25T19:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T18:44:13","slug":"rights-group-threatens-legal-action-against-compulsory-voting-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/rights-group-threatens-legal-action-against-compulsory-voting-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights Group Threatens\u00a0 Legal Action Against Compulsory Voting Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1833108911536215528\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1833108911536215528-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has announced its intention to legally challenge the controversial bill seeking to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The human rights group warns that the proposed legislation poses a severe threat to constitutional liberties and democratic principles.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bill, which has already passed its second reading in the House of Representatives, was sponsored by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen. It aims to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to criminalize voter abstention, proposing a fine of up to \u20a6100,000 or imprisonment for eligible citizens who fail to vote in national and state elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement issued over the weekend in Abuja, HURIWA National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, condemned the bill as a &#8220;dangerous and unconstitutional overreach.&#8221; He argued that it seeks to enforce democratic participation through coercion rather than fostering trust in the electoral process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is not just an ill-advised piece of legislation \u2014 it is a blatant assault on the fundamental rights enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution. Voting is a right, not a state-imposed obligation. Any attempt to transform that right into a mandatory duty, punishable by law, is dictatorial and anti-democratic,\u201d the statement signed by Onwubiko.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Onwubiko revealed that HURIWA is already in advanced consultations with a consortium of human rights lawyers and constitutional experts to file a suit to halt the bill, even before it becomes law, citing its inherent unconstitutionality and dangerous implications for democratic freedoms.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">HURIWA asserted that while increasing voter turnout is a legitimate policy goal, it must not come at the expense of civil liberties. \u201cCompelling people to vote through threats of punishment does not build democracy \u2014 it destroys it,\u201d the group stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citing Sections 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which guarantee freedom of expression and association, HURIWA emphasized that these rights include the freedom not to engage \u2013 a crucial, though often overlooked, element of participatory democracy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cRefusing to vote is in itself a political statement, and any law that criminalizes such a decision is attempting to silence dissent,\u201d Onwubiko said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referencing opinions from Nigeria\u2019s legal community, including NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) and Femi Falana (SAN), HURIWA stated that the real challenge isn&#8217;t that Nigerians are unwilling to vote, but that they no longer believe their votes count. &#8220;Rather than threatening the people, the National Assembly should focus on rebuilding the integrity of our electoral institutions,\u201d HURIWA urged.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">HURIWA called on other civil rights organizations, pro-democracy advocates, and public interest litigators to unite in opposition to the bill and join its legal action.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is the moment for every patriotic citizen to speak out. Today, it&#8217;s compulsory voting. Tomorrow, it could be state-mandated political allegiance or punishment for non-membership of parties. The slope is slippery and the consequences are dire,\u201d Onwubiko warned.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He noted that democratic countries with compulsory voting, such as Belgium or Australia, operate within robust democratic frameworks that have strong civic education systems, high trust in institutions, and transparent governance structures.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut Nigeria is not Belgium.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are grappling with electoral malpractice, judicial compromise, rising autocracy, and insecurity. To superimpose a coercive law like this in our environment is both misguided and malevolent.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">HURIWA urged the National Assembly to redirect its legislative efforts toward real electoral reforms that address the root causes of voter apathy, including ending impunity for rigging, prosecuting electoral offenders, strengthening INEC\u2019s independence, and eliminating political thuggery and vote-trading.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDemocracy cannot thrive where fear replaces choice. Free, fair, and credible elections are the heart of democracy \u2014 and that starts with the right to choose whether or not to participate,\u201d Onwubiko emphasized.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the bill progresses, HURIWA has pledged sustained advocacy and civil mobilization, including public awareness campaigns and international engagement, to ensure the Nigerian public and the world fully understand the threat it poses.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis bill must not become law. It is not just an affront to legal rights \u2014 it is a direct assault on the spirit of democracy,\u201d HURIWA concluded, urging Nigerians, especially the legal and civil society communities, to remain vigilant against attempts to legislate dictatorship under the guise of democratic reform.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has announced its intention to legally challenge the controversial bill seeking to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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