Analysis

The passage of the Electoral Act 2022 into law in February 2022 is expected to be a game-changer for Nigeria’s elections, as the law did its best to address all the issues that have prevented the conduct of credible elections. The issues range from ensuring adequate and timely funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to legalising the use of technology in elections, creating regulations for election-related litigation, and preventing the declaration of election winners under duress. The Act also designed provisions to increase citizen participation in the process. It is quite a comprehensive piece of legislation. It is expected that the ultimate test for this law will be the 2023 elections, even though some of its aspects, notably the use of electronic transmission of results, have been tested in the off-cycle elections that took place in the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections. However, despite the best efforts of the law to make the elections rigging-proof, it has not stopped political actors from trying. Despite being the biggest beneficiaries of Nigeria’s democracy, Nigerian politicians still remain its biggest threat as they continually try to subvert processes and laws. For example, the nomination of 19 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) ...
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