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Abuja — The Senate yesterday passed the conference report of the Electoral Act (INEC) 2006 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2010.

It also passed the contentious N240billion Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 2010 budget effortlessly despite the objections raised against some bogus allocations to the overhead cost, which led to it being dropped on Wednesday.

The passage of the bill was preceded by the clause-by-clause debate of the report of the conference committee on the INEC Act 2006 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2010).

The bill seeks to repeal the 2006 Act and re-enact the 2010 bill which will control wastages of fund, streamline election days and bring about free fair and credible elections in the future.

Senate President David Mark, in a remark, said the passage of the bill would instil people's confidence in the electoral process and urged everybody to ensure that they lived up to their responsibilities.