Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned an emergency meeting in Abuja, which would hold today to discuss the implementation of the new law.
Gatekeepers News reports that the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye disclosed this in a statement.
He described the development as historic, noting that it was the fourth time since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria that the Electoral Act was repealed and re-enacted.
The INEC added that the new law contains many progressive provisions that would facilitate the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria.
The statement read in part, “The nation now has the Electoral Act 2022, which replaces the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended). Together with the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the new Act constitutes the principal law to govern the conduct of future elections, including the 2023 general election.
“Given the tight timelines contained in the new law, the Commission fully appreciates the importance of proceeding with their implementation in earnest. Consequently, an extraordinary meeting of the Commission is scheduled for tomorrow Saturday, February 26, 2022. Thereafter, a statement will be issued on the way forward.”
