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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Bill For General Elections To Hold In One Day In Nigeria Scales To 2nd Reading

Nigeria's Senate has passed for second reading a bill which would empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold general elections on same day.
The aim of the bill is to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to curb rising election costs, shorten campaign periods, and allow elected officeholders to serve as ad hoc delegates in party congresses.


Leading the debate on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Senator Saliu Mustapha highlighted the unsustainable cost of elections, which has ballooned from ₦1.5 billion in 1999 to ₦350 billion in 2023.

He underscored that staggered elections are expensive, inefficient, and contribute to voter fatigue.

“The current staggered election process is a major financial burden. Holding all elections on the same day will save costs, improve voter turnout, and reduce political tension,” he said.
While the proposal received strong backing from several senators, some lawmakers expressed concerns over the capacity of INEC to handle nationwide elections in a single day to avoid rush.

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5 comments:

  1. These are the things I said about Mr President trying to shape things politically through bills. I will be so happy if this scale through. It will save time and resources as well.

    More also, I heard there is a bill where electoral matters & litigations will no longer get to the supreme court but end at the appeal court which is a good development.

    Bola Tinubu might end up with some great reforms before leaving office.

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  2. This is a welcome development

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