Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Sunday, explained why President Bola Tinubu assented to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 barely 24 hours after it was controversially passed by the National Assembly.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that President Tinubu recently signed the bill a day after it was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly.

Mr Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, said in a statement that provisions of the amendment bill were collectively drafted by members of the National Assembly, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), civil society organisations (CSOs), and development partners.

He explained t...