2026 ELECTORAL ACT WORST IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY – EX-INEC COMMISSIONER

March 27, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mike Igini, on Thursday described the proposed 2026 Electoral Act as the worst in Nigeria’s history.

Igini said it was urgent to address what he termed the “tragedy” associated with the Act before the 2027 general elections, warning that it appears Nigerians may not be allowed to determine who governs them if the current issues persist.

He made the remarks in Abuja at the second annual lecture of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security Studies.

Delivering his lecture, themed ‘Credible Elections and National Security in Nigeria’, Igini stressed that Nigeria’s progress and overall quality of life would significantly improve if the country succeeds in fixing its electoral process and system.

He identified three critical institutions as central to achieving credible elections: INEC, the judiciary, and security agencies, noting that their roles must be strengthened and properly aligned.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.