Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Adebayo Balogun, said Tuesday that a bill seeking the reduction in election litigation timelines has passed second reading.

Mr Balogun, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television's programme, 'Politics Today', said that the bill also aims at removing the "Powers to determine the timeline from the constitution," and placing it in the Electoral Act.

He explained on Tuesday evening that this would enhance INEC's efficiency and minimise legal uncertainty.

"What we are trying to do now is to reduce the tribunal period to ninety days and the appeal to 50 days, that gives us 150 days. Then you have 21 days...