THE ELECTORAL ACT 2022: KEY CHANGES AND IMPACT ON THE 2023
ELECTIONS1
INTRODUCTION
On 25th February 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari
signed the 2022 Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, after months
of withholding assent.1 The 2022 Electoral Act
(“the new Act”) repeals the Electoral Act No. 6, 2010
(“the former Act”) and is intended to bring innovations
to the regulation of Federal, State and Area Council elections in
Nigeria.
As Nigeria approaches its 2023 general elections, the enactment
of this law has come at the right time. This article considers some
major changes introduced by the new Electoral Act and the possible
implications of these changes on the upcoming elections.
