Wetin dey happen for Naija politics? President Bola Tinubu just sign di Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law, sharp-sharp for Wednesday evening! Dis one no be small matter oh! E happen for Presidential Villa, Abuja, where all di big men from National Assembly gather.
Di signing come after dem pass di bill for Tuesday, and now e get people wey dey argue over wetin go happen next. You sabi say di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) don drop timetable for 2027 general elections? Dem don set am for February 20, 2027, for presidential and National Assembly elections; March 6 go be for governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Abeg, gimme gists say e fit work this time?
Since we don enter dis wahala, civil society groups don dey shout say dem want electronic transmission of results. Dem dey reason say if results fit land for INEC central server in real-time, e go reduce rigging wahala and make election clean. But, wetin we see for 2023 elections? Na die results dem self collapse, and everybody dey complain say di elections no clear.
Opposition lawmakers don already show say dem no dey agree with di ruling party on di matter. Dem dey vex because dem want make electronic transmission mandatory, but di ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dey reason am differently. Some people believe say we need to mix di manual and electronic collation just in case something go wrong, you know now. How dem wan take solve dis confusion wey don start?
Na so, another group wey call demself Coalition of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), don begin amebo again, alleging say di ruling party dey drag leg for electoral law amendments. Dem dey talk sey all dis delaying tactics na strategy to make di president fit hold assent for di bill as elections don dey come close. E clear say if dem no hurry up, e fit cause serious palava for di elections.
Wetin we dey see for all dis na say Nigerian people don get tired for di same old stories and lack of confidence in di electoral system. Di CNPP don talk say if dis amendments no strong, e go lead us enter serious wahala and voter apathy go continue to dey rise. E no go good if people no show interest for elections.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, don talk say dem need to resolve dis matter quickly. If dem fit finish all di talks within one week, dem go carry di amended Electoral Bill go Tinubu to sign. Wetin Tinubu go do? E go sign am, or e go dey use our heads? People dey wait to see di outcome as INEC don also talk say Continuous Voter Registration go start from April to January 2027!
Now dem don set campaigning for di elections to begin from November and December this year. But be careful oh, because if e no happen well, we go just dey here dey complain again. Opposition don warn say dem no wan enter di elections without di proper laws wey go guarantee dem transparency. Na wetin we go see as di days dey come closer. So, make we dey follow up, this gist dey hot!
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