Finally, Senate bows to pressure, remove controversial clauses from INEC amendment Bill
09 June 2018 |
11:00 am
The Senate on Thursday passed the Independent National Electoral Commission Act Amendment Bill without the clause that seeks to reshuffle the order of polls in a general election.
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