The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the signing into law of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari as historic.
The commission has summoned an emergency meeting for Saturday, February 26, 2022 to discuss the implementation of the new Electoral Act 2022.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said in a statement on Friday that it was the fourth time since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria that the Electoral Act would be repealed and re-enacted.
He said,“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.
“Consequently, an extraordinary meeting of the commission is scheduled for tomorrow Saturday 26 February 2022. Thereafter, a statement will be issued on the way forward.”
