{"id":193675,"date":"2026-02-05T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/electoral-act-direct-assault-on-nigerias-democracy"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:24:41","slug":"electoral-act-direct-assault-on-nigerias-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/electoral-act-direct-assault-on-nigerias-democracy","title":{"rendered":"Electoral Act Direct Assault on Nigeria&#8217;s Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at the Senate over its rejection of mandatory e-transmission of election results.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his verified X handle on Thursday, Obi described the Senate\u2019s action as a direct assault to Nigeria\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Obi added that the move is an unforgivable act of electoral manipulation ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate on Wednesday turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that aimed to compel the electronic transmission of election results.<\/p>\n<p>Senate President Godswill Akpabio had clarified that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results during consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, the former Anambra State governor said, \u201cThis failure to pass a clear safeguard is nothing short of a deliberate assault on Nigeria\u2019s democracy. By rejecting these essential transparency measures, they are eroding the very foundation of credible elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne must ask: Does the government exist to ensure order and justice, or to institutionalise chaos? Is its purpose to serve the people, or to fulfil the sinister ambitions of a select few?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe turmoil, disputes, and manipulations that plagued past elections, especially the 2023 general election, stemmed directly from the refusal to fully implement electronic transmission. Nigerians were fed excuses of a fabricated \u201cglitch\u201d that never existed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile numerous African nations adopt electronic transmission to bolster democracy, Nigeria, the supposed giant of Africa, shamelessly lags behind, dragging the continent backwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are wasting time hosting conferences and drafting papers on Nigeria\u2019s problems while we, the leaders and elite, are the real issue. Our deliberate resistance to reform is pulling the country backwards, dragging us toward a primitive state of governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy rejecting mandatory electronic transmission\u2014a critical safeguard for electoral integrity\u2014we are entrenching disorder aimed at perpetuating confusion according to the whims of a small clique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave we not reached a point where we must think seriously about the future of our country and our children? Should leadership not focus on building a credible, orderly, and livable nation for the next generation, rather than one permanently ensnared in chaos?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the former Prime Minister of the UK, aware of our history, labelled us \u201cfantastically corrupt,\u201d we reacted defensively. When President Donald Trump declared us a \u201cnow disgraced nation,\u201d we were incensed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet, with every act of resistance against transparency and reform, we continue to affirm their claims. Those responsible will later point fingers at others for harming the country while they quietly suffocate its potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet there be no illusion, the criminality witnessed in 2023 will not be tolerated in 2027. Nigerians everywhere must start getting ready to rise up, resist, and reject the backward trajectory, legitimately and decisively reclaim our country from the clutches of deliberate malevolence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe International community must take heed of this groundwork for continued future electoral manipulation, endangering our democracy and development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at the Senate over its rejection of mandatory e-transmission of election results. In a post on his verified X handle on Thursday, Obi described the Senate\u2019s action as a direct assault to Nigeria\u2019s democracy. 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