Leaders of the African Democratic Congress and the New Nigeria Peoples Party have called on the National Assembly to begin a fresh process to amend the Electoral Act. Speaking on behalf of the opposition at a press conference in Abuja today, the NNPP National Chairman, Ajuji Ahmed, urged lawmakers to expunge all objectionable provisions contai...
•Tinubu and PDP logo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the ElectorÂal Act Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly as a treacherous betrayal of NigeriÂans. A statement issued yesterday signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, urged Nigerians, organised labour and civil sociÂety organisatio...
•INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the timing of Electoral Act amendment could affect the 2027 election schedule. INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, said this during an engagement with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) today in Abuja. He said despite the delay in the passage of...
•Senator Opeyemi Bamidele The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday disclosed that the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act, 2022 would be concluded in or before December 2025, assuring Nigerians that the amendment would be used for the 2027 general elections. Bamidele, also representing Ekiti Central in the Senate, expla...

