Naija no go dull! As we dey chop pepper soup for this corner, hot gist don land from the Senate wey don amend Electoral Act. E be like say dem don reduce the notice period for election from 360 days to 300 days. Chai! Wetin this one mean be say INEC fit now plan the presidential and National Assembly elections for late December 2026 go reach January 2027.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, no hold back as he talk say dis move na for beta voter turnout. Dem spot say if election go happen during Ramadan, e fit scatter dem plans and people go no show for voting booth. Everybody sabi say Ramadan na sacred time for plenty Muslims, so adjustments necessary no be matter wey fit shelve.
Before now, the elections dey set for February 20, 2027, but with this new talk, we fit see dem shift am to February 13. I no dey joke, this kind changing of plans fit make or mar the whole election matter.
Bamidele also drop another gist about how dem don notice plenty discrepancies wey dey affect different clauses for the bill. You fit check amendment wey touch Clause 6, 9, 10, and even 143 – e be like say dis senators dey waka around o!
Naija lawmakers no wan hear say dem push election during Ramadan, so dem dey quick adjust this bill. E no easy to make everybody balance, but dem dey try. And no worry, plenty discussion don dey happen for National Assembly. Senate don go close-door session, wahala don gather for electronic transmission matter too but dem never gree make am mandatory.
People dey vex say whether to go electronic transmission na optional matter. Some senators wan make e mandatory, but others say make dem take time check the network situation for Naija. As we dey talk, some Muslim groups dey shout say dem go lose voters if elections coincide with fasting, and we fit relate with that one. Abeg, all these discussions, wetin e mean? E mean say 2027 elections fit be the most talked about one in our history!
If you dey follow this gist, you go know say dem don set timing for electoral matters from 180 days in earlier versions, now to dis new 60 days matter. E just dey show say everybody dey serious for the future of dis country.
Make we keep our fingers crossed as dem gist dey unfold; we dey watch how all these changes go play out at the end of the day. Naija, we ready for you!
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