Plans to begin the process for the consideration and possible approval of series of amendments proposals on the 2022 Electoral Act has suffered a set back in Senate.
Process for consideration and passage of the bill on the Electoral Act Amendments was already on after the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Simon Lalong (Plateau South), read a lead debate on it.
It is titled A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Electoral Act, No. 13, 2022 and Enact the Electoral Bill, 2025 to regulate the conduct of Federal, State and Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory elections; and for related matters, (SB. 903).
Meanwhile, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has lamented over alleged injustice meted to him during the 2019 general election with attendant jailing of the returning officer for Akwa Ibom West Senatorial District, Professor Peter Ogban instead of the then Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini .
In his presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill, Senator Lalong who noted the bill which was laid for First Reading on 8 October, 2025, is not a mere amendment, but a comprehensive reform a repeal and enactment, intended to provide Nigeria with a stronger, more credible, and more inclusive electoral framework.
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