“Reject The Newly Passed Electoral Act Bill” – Mike Igini To Tinubu

Bola Tinubu

Former Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner and lawyer, Mike Igini, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reject the newly passed Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. He recently had his say during an interview on Arise Television, following the passage of the bill by the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday after tense debates over Clause 60.

According to him, the proposed law could undermine Nigeria’s democratic process; therefore, the president should not endorse a process that could weaken electoral credibility.

He added that the bill is a recipe for chaos that must be frowned upon by President Tinubu.

His words, “It is my indeed humble recommendation to Mr President that you are a man of history.

You were a senior man to very many of us in the struggle at the time when the journey of Nigeria and the prospect of democracy was less certain.

What is going to be presented before you is a recipe for chaos. It’s a recipe to undermine all that you have done when we were in the trenches.

What is put before you? Please take it back.

And also remember that, at a time when the PDP was in office and when we were in office and they were saying that there was going to be a federal might, some of us stood out to say no.

In 2015, it’s going to be the might of people, not federal might, but the might of the people through the ballot that should determine what will happen. You should be a man of history.”

WOW.