The National Assembly has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abide by the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections.

President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, made the call at the close of Thursday’s plenary while also suspending plenary to March 14 to enable senators participate in the elections.

Mr Lawan urged the electoral umpire to consider all issues raised by the public during the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly Elections in order to have a smooth conduct of the forthcoming elections.

He said, “I think INEC should consider looking into issues raised by the public. INEC should be strictly guided by the Constitution and the Electoral Act and their guidelines and regulations.

“Nigerians should support INEC in whatever way they can so that it conducts the governorship and states assembly elections successfully.

“This is because that is what we all expect and that is what we need as a democracy.

“We will be out of this place for the next two weeks and come back and continue our legislative functions.

“I thank every senator for doing everything possible to make this Ninth Senate a success.