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Nigeria: Ramadan - Senate Begins Session for Election Timetable Flexibility
The amendment allows Nigeria's electoral commission to adjust the 2027 election timetable to avoid Ramadan, aiming to protect voter turnout and election logistics.
- The Nigerian Senate reduced the election notice period from 360 to 300 days, allowing INEC to shift election dates, as per Clause 28 of the Electoral Act 2022.
- Citing Ramadan, senators argued the timetable must be adjusted to protect turnout and logistics, with Sen. Bamidele Michael Opeyemi moving the motion to prevent 2027 elections from coinciding with Ramadan.
- After Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe called for a division on Clause 60, a vote was held as five senators backed the Senate's electronic and manual transmission amendment, while 15 lawmakers preferred the House of Representatives' real-time approach last week.
- After talks with INEC, the Senate noted the dates follow a long-term timetable set by former INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, with Sen. Simon Lalong clarifying they were not deliberately scheduled to clash with Ramadan.
- Bill 2026 gives INEC flexibility to adjust poll timetables because Ramadan coincides with the 2027 general elections, creating statutory leeway to avoid clashes.
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Senate amends notice period for 2027 polls over Ramadan concern
The Senate on Tuesday reconvened for an emergency plenary session and dissolved into the Committee of the Whole for rescission and recommittal of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026, to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adjust its election timetable.
Ramadan: Senate Amends Electoral Law For INEC To Tinker With Election Timetable
The Senate has amended Clause 28 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2026 which gives flexibility to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to tinker with poll timetable because of Ramadan fasting with coincides with the 2027 general elections. This followed a motion moved by Senate Leader, Sen. Bamidele Michael Opeyemi (Ekiti Central) titled “Rescission and Re-Committal of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and …
Nigeria: Ramadan - Senate Begins Session for Election Timetable Flexibility
The Senate has commenced an extraordinary sitting scheduled to consider adjustments to the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill following the release of the 2027 general election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Electoral Act: Senate Amends Notice Period For 2027 Elections - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
The Nigerian Senate has amended Clause 28 of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, slashing the notice of election requirements by 60 days, from 360 days to 300, leaving the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the flexibility to fix the election dates between December 2026 and January 2027. The amendment was effected on Tuesday during the clause-by-clause consideration of the reworked Electoral Act Amendment bill. The amended clause 28 …
Senate Revises Electoral Act, Changes Notice Period for 2027 Elections
Latest Nigerian News and Entertainment - Latest Nigerian News and Entertainment The Senate has amended Clause 28 of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, reducing the required notice period for elections by 60 days—from 360 days to 300 days. This change gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) greater flexibility to set election dates between December 2026 and January 2027. The revised Clause 28 now mandates that […] The post Senat…
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