Electoral Act Amendment – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:42:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Electoral Act Amendment – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Okonkwo Knocks Senate Over Electoral Act Amendment, Alleges Threat to Democracy https://www.theinfostride.com/okonkwo-knocks-senate-over-electoral-act-amendment-alleges-threat-to-democracy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/okonkwo-knocks-senate-over-electoral-act-amendment-alleges-threat-to-democracy/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=477364 A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised the Senate over the amendment of the Electoral Act, accusing lawmakers of undermining Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement titled, “Nigerians are duped by the Senate,” shared on his X handle on Tuesday, Okonkwo faulted the amendment to Section 60 of the Electoral Act, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/okonkwo-knocks-senate-over-electoral-act-amendment-alleges-threat-to-democracy/feed/ 0 INEC Reaffirms Readiness for 2027 Elections Despite Electoral Act Amendment Delay https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-reaffirms-readiness-for-2027-elections-despite-electoral-act-amendment-delay/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-reaffirms-readiness-for-2027-elections-despite-electoral-act-amendment-delay/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=477033 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its preparedness for the 2027 general election, despite delays surrounding the passage of the amended Electoral Act currently before the National Assembly. INEC disclosed that it has already concluded work on the election timetable and schedule of activities, noting that it is now awaiting legislative action on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-reaffirms-readiness-for-2027-elections-despite-electoral-act-amendment-delay/feed/ 0 Electoral Act Amendment Bill Passes 2nd Reading In The House Of Reps https://www.theinfostride.com/electoral-act-amendment-bill-passes-2nd-reading-in-the-house-of-reps/ https://www.theinfostride.com/electoral-act-amendment-bill-passes-2nd-reading-in-the-house-of-reps/#respond Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:14:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=275610 The bill has been referred to the Committee on INEC and Political Party Matters for further legislative actions. A bill for an Act to repeal the Electoral Act and enact the Independent National Electoral Commission Bill, 2020, on Tuesday passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill is to regulate the Federal, States [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/electoral-act-amendment-bill-passes-2nd-reading-in-the-house-of-reps/feed/ 0 Electoral Act Amendment: Senate President reads Executive Communication from President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/electoral-act-amendment-senate-president-reads-executive-communication-from-president-buhari/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:24:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202206 The President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today read an Executive Communication from President Muhammadu Buhari, withholding assent on the Electoral Act of 2018, passed by the National Assembly. In his letter, President Buhari stated: Some of my reasons include the following: “A. The amendment to the sequence of elections in Section [...]

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