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Opposition leaders push for fresh Electoral Act review at National Assembly

Opposition leaders push for fresh Electoral Act review at National Assembly

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Akinbayo Wahab
Published on 2026-02-26 17:27:18

Leaders of the African Democratic Congress and the New Nigeria Peoples Party have called on the National Assembly of Nigeria to begin a fresh process to amend the Electoral Act, insisting that the current law does not reflect the aspirations of Nigerians.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the NNPP national chairman, Ajuji Ahmed, said opposition parties were demanding a new amendment process that would remove what he described as “objectionable” provisions in the Act.

The opposition leaders also rejected the Electoral Act recently passed by the National Assembly and signed into law by Bola Tinubu. 

In a communiqué read by Ahmed, they urged lawmakers to immediately reopen the law for review to…

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