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A bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Bill 2025 passed the second reading at the senate on Wednesday.
On October 16, the senate stepped down the bill to allow broader consultation and deeper scrutiny of its provisions after an extensive debate on its general principles.
On October 14, Opeyemi Bamidele, senate majority leader, said the amendment of the Electoral Act 2022 would be completed on or before December 2025.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the passage during Wednesday’s plenary after a majority of senators voted in support of the proposed legislation through a voice vote.
Akpabio said more work is needed to achieve full transparency in Nigeria’s electoral process.
“INEC must be made responsible because they are the ones in possession of electoral materials. We’ve had improvements, but we need to do more,” he said.
