Isaac Samuel
Leaders of the Opposition Political Parties in Nigeria have rejected the amended Electoral Act 2026 signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The leaders faulted the way and manner the act was passed by the National Assembly.
The leaders presented their position during a meeting on Thursday at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
Those present at the meeting include
Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
Also present are former Senate President David Mark, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola.
Other stakeholders at the venue include the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi; Senator Dino Melaye; a former ADC National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu; and a former Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, among others.
Addressing a press conference on behalf of the opposition leaders, Ajuri Ahmed of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is working to present President Tinubu as the only serious presidential candidate in 2027.
He said statistics available to them shows that election results can be transmitted fro0m every polling unit and wondered why the manual proviso should be included in the act.
He said they were surprised at the speed that the President signed the act, while he did not do that with other acts.
He said the just concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) election shows why the APC was in haste to signed the Electoral Act.
The opposition leaders also rejected the FCT election, saying that the FCT Area Council Poll was the litmus test, which the new Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman had failed.
