•Gbenga Hashim A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that political party primaries are conducted in September, in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2026. In an open letter to the President, Olawepo-Hashim warned against what he described as a push for earl...
•People protesting over the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 at the National Assembly, Abuja, in January More than a month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the 2026 Electoral Act into law, political parties in Nigeria yesterday rejected the law, saying its provisions are a setback to Nigeria’s democratic progress. Chairman of the In...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives of Nigeria has amended the Electoral Act to criminalise dual membership of political parties. Under the new provision, individuals found guilty of belonging to more than one political party at the same time will face a fine of N10 million, a maximum prison term of two years, or […]...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, says the newly signed Electoral Act by President Bola Tinubu is not available to the public. “I haven’t seen it. That is the reality,” Makinde said today in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, during the Obafemi Awolowo Lecture 2026. The well-attended lecture titled “Politics as Future...
Leading opposition figures, including a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, are currently gathered at Transcorp in Abuja to present their position on the Electoral Act. Also present are former Senate President David Mark, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba G...
•Itodo and the Senate The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has faulted the assent to the amended electoral bill, saying that it contains provisions that are at variance with the aspirations of Nigerians. “I think that Nigerians need to know that, yes, whilst there might be progressive provisions in the 2026 Act, the […]...
•ADC coalition chieftains The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday said it would mobilise Nigerians nationwide to protect the integrity of future elections, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of weakening democratic credibility by signing the amended Electoral Act into law. The opposition party made its position known in a statement...
•Akpabio Senate President Godswill Akpabio has expressed strong satisfaction with the newly signed Electoral Act, describing it as a historic and painstaking piece of legislation that reflects the genuine aspirations of Nigerians. Speaking at the State House after President Tinubu signed the bill into law, the Senate President said lawmakers w...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says the National Assembly committee on harmonisation of the Electoral Act will meet today and finalise its decision on the bill. Orji, an ex-governor of Abia State, said this today on Channels Television. “Regarding the feedback from Nigerians about the Electoral Act amendment, I can te...
•House of Representatives The meeting of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, was suddenly shifted to late night yesterday, following the failure of members of the House of Representatives in the committee to formally sit and brainstorm to reach any concl...
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