Breaking: Atiku, Obi Others Reject Law Signed by Tinubu
- President Bola Tinubu recently signed the amended Electoral Act into law, but the move has been rejected by the opposition leaders
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi led the opposition parties in condemning the new Electoral Act
- The political leaders also rejected the mode and manner in which President Bola Tinubu signed the new Electoral Act into law
Leaders of the opposition political parties in Nigeria have voiced their rejection of the amended Electoral Act 2026, which was recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.
On Thursday, February 26, the opposition parties, including prominent figures from the People's Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), condemned the way and manner in which the law was passed by the National Assembly.
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NNPP chieftain rejects new Electoral law
Daily Trust reported that Ajuri Ahmed of the NNPP, who spoke at the press conference on Thursday, February 26, alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was working toward making President Bola Tinubu the sole candidate in the 2027 election.
He claimed that the statistics available to the opposition had shown that election results can be transmitted from all the polling units in the country and wondered why the National Assembly included a manual provision in the Electoral Act.
The NNPP chieftain expressed surprise over the speed-signing of the Electoral Act into law, while other bills passed by the National Assembly did not receive the same urgency.
Speaking about the opposition position, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar confirmed his presence at the meeting and the claim of the NNPP chieftain.
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Nigerians react as Atiku speaks on election
However, his reaction has started generating comments on social media. Below are how Nigerians reacted to the opposition's rejection:
Mislaw described the opposition as clowns:
"Lol.. bunch of clowns. Let them show they have balls by boycotting INEC Timetables and refusing to participate in upcoming elections. Inconsequential disgruntled losers."
Olatunji knocked the opposition:
"Unfortunately, you don't have the members to push this. The last has been passed and signed. This is just a waste of time, though. I love the use of resources for Nigerians; this will put money in the pockets of Nigerians."
Abiodun Ayodele rejected Atiku's calls:
"What concern we the regular Nigerian people about whether political parties are allowed to use *indirect primaries or not? This reads more like your personal plea for Nigerians to come and save you. From what, we don't understand. We are busy."
Gustavo Gracias
"It’s that direct primaries thing that’s your major issue. If you are popular enough, why do you want a select few from your party, aka delegates, to participate in the primaries? Why not test your popularity among all party members make Obi collect a ticket from your hand? Lmao."
You can read more comments on Atiku's position on X here:
Atiku and ADC disagreed on the election timetable
Legit.ng earlier reported that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) have taken different positions on the 2027 general election timetable that was released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a statement issued and signed by the ADC's national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Friday, February 13, the party welcomed the decision of the electoral body to hold the election on February 20, 2027, for the presidential and national assembly elections.
Source: Legit.ng
