The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 has been the subject of much controversy in the past few months in Nigeria. Elections in Nigeria are conducted based on the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), the prevailing Electoral Act and INEC Guidelines. As there are under 5 months to go till the 2019 General Elections, many stakeholders are keenly interested in the Electoral Act because it forms the foundation for the conduct of elections in the country. However there have been several issues which have resulted in the current situation where there is currently no signed Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018. Even though the 2019 General elections could still be conducted credibly with the 2015 Electoral Act it is important to trace the trajectory of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 to understand why there has been so much controversy surrounding the Bill and also to ask questions about the reasons for certain actions and inactions.
This
document aims to provide a chronological account of the journey of the Electoral
Act (Amendment) Bill 2018. It also seeks to get answers for several observed
discrepancies.
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