President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law, ushering in fresh changes to Nigeria’s electoral framework.
The development follows the Senate’s approval of electronic transmission of election results, while retaining manual collation as a backup option.
President Tinubu signed that bill around 5:00 pm on Wednesday in the presence of National Assembly leaders at the Presidential Villa.
Recall passage of the bill by the National Assembly has triggered mixed reactions and renewed debate across various quarters of the country, with stakeholders expressing differing views over the inclusion of manual fallback.
However, the president ignored dissenting views over the bill to put pen to paper on Wednesday.
