The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the country now has an Electoral Act 2022, which replaced the Electoral Act 2010 (as changed).

This followed the signing into law of the Electoral Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday.

The commission, in a statement by Barrister Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education, said that offered the tight timelines consisted of in the brand-new law, the commission totally appreciates the significance of proceeding with their execution in earnest, including that an amazing meeting of the COMMISSION has actually been arranged to hang on Saturday February 26, in order to discuss en route forward.

According to him, the 1999 Constitution (as modified) and the new Act will now constitute the primary law to govern the conduct of future elections, consisting of the 2023 General Election.