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You must have heard that the Electoral Act, 2026 (EA 2026) has removed certificate forgery as the basis to challenge the outcome of an election at the tribunal. Someone drew my attention to it a while ago and my first instinct was to doubt it. You cannot blame me. My training as a journalist — […]
Continue ReadingFormer Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (INEC) (REC), Mike Igini, on Thursday described the 2026 Electoral Act as a tragedy and a major regression capable of undermining credible elections in the country. This comes as the INEC chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, insisted that strict adherence to the Electoral Act remained the most effective […]
Continue ReadingDeletion of Section 134(3) of the 2022 Electoral Act Part of the latest debate on the Electoral Amendment Act 2026 (EAA), is about the alteration of Section 134 of the 2022 Electoral Act (2022 EA) – replacing it with the new Section 138 of the EAA, but deleting therefrom, Section 134(3) of the 2022 EA, which, in a holistic […]
Continue ReadingMr. Peter Obi, 2027 presidential hopeful and former Anambra State governor, has said he will challenge the recently passed 2026 Electoral Act in court, expressing concerns that some of its provisions could affect the conduct of the 2027 general elections. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) spoke in Awka during the flag-off […]
Continue ReadingAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and others political parties leaders have urged Nigerian National Assembly to immediately reopen the process of amending the Electoral Act, warning that recent changes could undermine electoral credibility ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on behalf of other opposition leaders at a press conference […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the opposition in the Nigeria’s House of Reps left the chamber when their proposal to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory, without allowing manual collation as a fallback in cases of technological failure, was not adopted. They argued that removing manual backup would strengthen transparency and prevent manipulation of results. But, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Senate returns from a two-week recess today to attend an emergency plenary session at noon to address the lingering and vexed matter of the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act 2022. Expectations are high. Opinions are divided as to what may well be the outcome of today’s meeting. Since the return to civilian rule […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to harmonise and distil senators’ inputs on the proposed amendment of the Electoral Act, as the two-house national assembly intensify efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral framework leading to the 2027 general elections. This came about after a three-hour closed-door executive session held on Thursday, during which […]
Continue ReadingIn a plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu on Thursday, the House of Representatives has approved a significant increase in campaign spending limits for candidates contesting elective offices, and made other amendments to the Electoral Act 2022, aimed at strengthening the credibility, transparency and integrity of Nigeria’s electoral process. The House endorsed […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected President Buhari’s request for the upper house to delete the clause in the newly-signed electoral act that in his opinion disenfranchises political appointees. During the signing of the bill on February 25, President Buhari had criticized the section, which he said “constitutes a disenfranchisement of serving political office holders.” Section […]
Continue ReadingAs a result of a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, alongside the Attorney General of the Federation, the National Assembly and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to tamper with the Electoral Act, the Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has issued a statement signed by […]
Continue ReadingWithin days of the passage of the 2021 Electoral Bill, it became obvious that the presidency was uncomfortable with the provision that makes it mandatory for political parties to nominate their candidates only through direct primaries. What followed, however, was an outsourcing of responsibility rather than an attempt to find a solution. First, it was […]
Continue ReadingOpposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the amended Electoral Act as passed by the National Assembly, calling it the “murder of democracy.” Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the party, said this in Abuja on Friday during a media briefing. According to Secondus, the National Assembly has turned its back on Nigerians by putting […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has passed the present Electoral Act Amendment Bill after the third reading. The passage followed the adoption of the report by the joint Senate and House of Representatives committee on the bill, which was presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator Suleiman Nazif. Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari had […]
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