President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law the final amendments to the 2022 Electoral Act on Wednesday 18 February, 2026.
The President said, after every election cycle, Nigerians have the right to know “what worked and what must work better”.
He said, the amendments have nothing to do with Politics, but, are about process. They are aimed at “providing greater clarity” to those who “conduct and participate” in the country’s elections.
President Tinubu said on X, Nigerians are suppose to walk into their polling units with “confidence”, adding, election results “must be trusted” when declared.
He said: “After every election cycle, we owe Nigerians an honest look at what worked and what must work better. That is how serious democracies behave, and our laws must grow with experience.
“Today, I signed the final amendments to the 2022 Electoral Act into law.
“These amendments are not about politics. They are about process. They are about closing gaps, strengthening procedures, and providing greater clarity to those who conduct and participate in our elections.
“When citizens walk into a polling unit, they must do so with confidence. When results are declared, they must be trusted.”
He expressed gratitude to the National Assembly for its “cooperation and sense of national responsibility” in making sure the process is concluded successfully.
The President assured, his administration will not “relent” in ensuring Nigeria’s democracy is strengthened; he said, his responsibility is to keep working towards the improvement of the system so that the will of Nigerians are “clearly and peacefully” expressed.
He said: “I sincerely thank the National Assembly for its cooperation and sense of national responsibility in bringing this process to a successful conclusion. Our responsibility remains to keep improving the system so that the people’s will is expressed clearly, peacefully, and credibly.
“The work of strengthening our democracy continues, and we shall not relent.”
