Chai! Na wah o! Na the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room don yarn say our Senate dey slack sharp over the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill wey dem suppose don pass since 2025. Wetin dey happen, my people?
The matter be say, the House of Representatives don don pass the bill since December 23, 2025, but the Senate no fit carry final gree and na im dem say dey dey on recess go 2026. Wahala no dey finish!
Na wetin we go use for 2027 General Elections dey hang for dis koko, as e be say the bill get important updates wey go fit help us for electronic transmission of results, early voting, and sharper penalties for electoral wahala dem. Na big matter, my guy!
It get one big head for the situation room, wey dem call Yunusa Ya’u, wey dey reason am say Senate don dey delay the bill despite say dem don read am the second time for October 22, 2025. According to him, dem just dey jolly-jolly with procedures and forget wetin really important for Nigeria.
The situation be like say the Senate no dey take our electoral reform serious. Ya’u talk say, “Electoral reform no be wetin dey carry last, e be urgent matter wey Nigeria need sharp sharp. Dis na our national duty!”
As the matter dey hot like dis, dem don add say the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, go need the bill wey don pass before February 2026 wey dey come make dem fit issue Notice of Election for dem. Wetin e mean be say, if dem no move fast, e fit scatter our whole 2027 election process.
Ya’u no forget to remind dem say this delay na repeat of wetin happen for 2022 wey some bills still dey lost for the president table due to late transmission. Hiss! He compare Nigeria with other countries wey no dey sleep on top national matters. Abeg, how many time we go hear say UK Parliament or US Congress don sharp up their sitting early in the year?
Na why Ya’u dey call make the Senate shine their eye when dem resume on 27 January 2026. E don dey time to put things for ground make dem gree pass the bill before e too late.
He call on dem to follow the bill go President sharp sharp once dem don pass am, so we go fit start to plan well for the 2027 elections. “Credible elections na di foundation for our democracy and stability,” he add, as dem no fit allow further delay cause wahala.
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