The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as promised earlier in the week. The APC noted that the signing of the electoral act into law indicated a development that provides for improved legal framework in the preparations for the 2023 electioneering campaigns for the 2023 general elections.
APC in a statement on Friday by the National Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, John James Akpanudodehe, emphasized that the assent of the President indicated a big win for “our electioneering processes and our democracy”.
The party highlighted: “Since 2015 when the President Buhari-led APC government came into being, our commitment and support for constitutionally permitted innovations that will improve the transparency and credibility of Nigeria’s electioneering processes and internal democracy, have not been in doubt. The new Electoral Act is another pointer.
“From legal backing given to election management bodies to review election results declared under duress, provisions for people with disabilities and special needs, electronic transmission of election results among other key provisions, current and coming generations will fondly remember President Buhari as the courageous leader who institutionalised credible elections and internal democracy in Nigeria.”
The APC commended the patriotic efforts of the National Assembly, civil societies, development partners, and Nigerians whose collective efforts and support contributed to the making of the Electoral Act. It affirmed that the task of improving the credibility of Nigeria’s elections is a collective and continuous one, saying, as a party and government, “we will continue to champion needed reforms”.