My people, serious matter dey ground as former presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar, don drop some hot gist concerning Electoral Act 2022. E talk say dis act get plenty holes wey fit spoil everything for 2023 elections. According to am, na di gaps for di law make people dey do rigging as e dey rain. E even claim say e no go easy for person wey wan challenge dem in court.
For him verified Twitter account, Atiku talk say if dem no fix all di wahala wey dem notice during di 2023 elections, na dem go scatter 2027 elections too. This guy sabi! He don dey shout say Senate no dey hurry to pass di amendments wey fit help correct dis Elections problem. He also mention report wey FIJ drop, wey show say Senate need to do better. Pressure dey on dem!
Atiku emphasize say di credibility of di next general elections dey hang for wetin Senate go execute now. E don dey make noise say if dem no finalize di amendments, na dem go dey prepare ground for rigging even before votes start to dey count. E no dey play o! Dis matter no be joke at all.
As e be now, Senate President Godswill Akpabio don assure wetin Nigerians want hear, say dem go finish changes for di Electoral Act before 2027 elections land. Dr. Monday Ubani, di Special Adviser to di Senate President, talk say dem go quickly start work as dem resume from recess on January 27. They don wan finish am quick for presidential approval by di first week of February 2026. Na so e be, we go see how di game play out.
Dem talk say House of Representatives don already pass dem own version of di bill, so we dey hope say Senate go really carry am come pass sharp sharp. But no be say we no sabi di wahala wey fit happen if dem no pass dis amendments. AdvoKC Foundation don even talk say dis amendments go help tackle di flaws wey dey currently dey affect di electoral process. Dem dey look at better provisions like early voting, improved voter registration, and more! Abeg, make dis pass quick!
Some people dey worry say if dem delay, na di flawed 2022 Act dem go still dey use, and dat one no good for anybody. INEC don already clarify say no timetable for 2027 elections don drop yet to avoid misunderstandings, dem dey follow di right channels. Di matter dey too serious o, make nobody dey carry fake news come disturb everybody.
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