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ADC Faults Tinubu’s Approval of Electoral Act Amendment, Warns of Threat to 2027 Polls

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu over his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, describing the move as a setback for credible elections in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the president’s approval of the controversial amendment […]

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Senate Approves Electoral Act Amendment Bill After Heated Vote On Clause 60

The Nigerian Senate has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill following a tense plenary session marked by heated exchanges and a division vote over the controversial Clause 60. The rowdy session was triggered by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who insisted on a division regarding Clause 60(3), specifically opposing the proviso that permits manual transmission of election […]

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Senate Reopens Debate on Electoral Act Over 2027 Election Timeline

The Nigerian Senate has commenced steps to rescind and recommit the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, citing concerns over the proposed timing of the 2027 general elections and technical inconsistencies in the legislation. Raising a motion under Order 52(6) of the Senate Standing Orders, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele called for the reversal […]

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Tension Erupts in House as Lawmakers Clash Over Electoral Act Amendment

A heated session unfolded in the House of Representatives on Tuesday following a motion seeking to rescind the chamber’s earlier approval of the “real-time” electronic transmission clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive, moved the motion to align the House’s position with that […]

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Harmonisation Committee Set to Conclude Electoral Act Amendments, Kalu Confirms

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly’s committee tasked with harmonising the Electoral Act is set to meet and finalise its recommendations on the bill. Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, said the committee has been working intensively, including emergency sessions last week, to […]

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