President Bola Tinubu has signed the Final amendments of the 2022 Electoral Act Bill into law, amid calls from Nigerians for a real-time transmission of election results.
The President signed the amended electoral act 2026 on Wednesday, at the state House, Abuja, with the leadership of the National Assembly in attendance.
The National Assembly had on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill, retaining manual transmission of election results despite strong opposition against it.
While assenting to the bill, President Tinubu said the Electoral Act amendments are not about politics, but about process.
“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,” he said.
President Tinubu thanked the National Assembly for its cooperation and sense of national responsibility in bringing the process to a successful conclusion.
He said: “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.”
