President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law.
The signing was held on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and witnessed by principal officers of the National Assembly.
It would be recalled that the bill was passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday.
The National Assembly approved electronic transmission of election results, just as it retained manual collation as back up.
Speaking on the Electoral Act, President Tinubu expressed gratitude to the National Assembly for the job, saying that had displayed cooperation and sense of national responsibility in bringing the process to a successful conclusion.
“Our responsibility remains to keep improving the system so that the people’s will is expressed clearly, peacefully, and credibly.
“The work of strengthening our democracy continues, and we shall not relent.”
He stated earlier: “After every election cycle, we owe Nigerians an honest look at what worked and what must work better. That is how serious democracies behave, and our laws must grow with experience.
“Today, I signed the final amendments to the 2022 Electoral Act into law.
“These amendments are not about politics. They are about process. They are about closing gaps, strengthening procedures, and providing greater clarity to those who conduct and participate in our elections.
“When citizens walk into a polling unit, they must do so with confidence. When results are declared, they must be trusted. That confidence is built deliberately, and not by chance.”
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