Electoral Act 2022: What’s next after President Buhari signs?

Oladipupo Mojeed Leading Stories, Politics 26/02/2022

After several criticism and talks, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, February 26 assented to the 2022 electoral Act.

It can be said that first hurdle of having a credible elction in Nigeria has been crossed.

Nigeria have a society with over 70 percent youths that never believ in the elctroal system. BViut with the latest development, it is belived that it will renew the hope of the electorates whpo all want their votes to count.

Meanwhile, after President Buhari signed the law at exactly 12:55pm on Friday, there are some observation noted by him, calling on th House of Assembly to make some amendment in the law.

Thus, it can be said the law will only be effective once the National Assembly accede to the request. This is for the senior lawyers to debate on as Nigerians need further education.

But from a layman’s angle, if a President signed a bill, it becomes law immediately it is assented to.

Thus, the responsibility now behoves on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to implement the latest law ahead of the Ekiti and Osun State Gubernatorial election. The elections in these states are expected to be a test run of the electronic transmission of the result.

Buhari signs 2022 Electoral Act into law (Image credit: Aso Rock)

From there, further loopholes or the challnges that will come with the process will also be identified.

‘It is time to go get your PVC’

Now that the call of many Nigerians have been heard, it now behoves on those without the Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to go get theirs as the process of making their vote count has been kickstarted.

Also, Nigerians will need more education on the latest amendment as soon as the bill is available for public scrutiny.

But more still remain to be done as Nigerians still look forward to electronic and diaspora voting.

Before that, all we can hope for is the best in a country where votes will co8unt and credible leaders will be eelected into political offices and then provide a dividend of democracy to their representatives.