Nigeria 2023 general elections: INEC fix Feb. 25 for presidential pol

Professor Yakubu say di new date na to allow dem conform wit di new electoral laws wey President Buhari sign on Friday 25 February 2022.

Nigeria election office [INEC] don announce new dates for di 2023 general elections.

Presidential and National Assembly elections go happun for February 25, 2023.

While govnorship and State Houses of Assembly votes go hold on March 11, 2023.

Mahmood Yakubu, di Chairman Independent National Electoral Commisssion na im make di announcement on Saturday afternoon for Abuja.

Professor Yakubu say di new date na to allow dem conform wit di new electoral laws wey President Buhari sign on Friday 25 February 2022.

Inec say dem go publish notice of di election on Monday 28 February, 2022.

Afta dat, conduct of party primaries , resolution of party disputes go happun from Monday 4th April to 3rd June, 2022.

Submission of nomination forms go start from June ten to 15 July, 2022.

Campaign go start from 28 September 2022 to 9 March, 2023.

Highlights of Electoral Act President Buhari sign into Law

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari don sign di Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law.

Buhari sign di Electoral Act on Friday for di Council chambers of di presidential villa for Abuja.

Dis new law go affect di way political parties go prepare for di 2023 general elections.

The new Act provide a legal framework wey empower di Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] to deploy technological solutions for elections in Nigeria.

Buhari for im speech describe di bill as reformative and progressive.

Di Nigerian leader say e go epp make di Nigerian electoral process dey transparent and kampe.

Nigerian leader maintain say dat one dey against di constitution.

Seven ways di new Electoral Act go shape Nigeria 2023 elections

Di bill give financial independence to INEC. A di act ensure say all di moni wey dem need to conduct election dey released a year before di time of di election.

Di new act provide extension of timelines for key electoral activities. Di act ensure comprehensive breakdown of electoral activities to address di logistics wahala wey di happun during election for Nigeria.

Di electoral act encourage early party primaries so dat parties go choose dia candidates on time and ensure say printing of ballot no dey delay. Di time frame to submit di names of party candidates don shift from 60 days to 180 days.
Timeframe for campaigns by political parties don shift from 90 days to 150 days before polling day and to end 24 hours before to di election.
Di bill also don revise di meaning of over voting. Di total number of accredited voters go now become di basis for di validity of votes for election.

Di bill give INEC power to review election result wey dem declare under questionable circumstances.

The bill also allow say in a situation wia a candidate wey contest di election for before di announcement of result die, di party go conduct anoda primaries to substitute di candidate and INEC get 21 days to do conclude di election and declare di winner. And in di case of di post of president and govnor, di deputy go kontinu wit di election and chose im deputy.

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