The House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced efforts to reform Nigeria’s electoral framework by approving key amendments to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The changes aim to strengthen INEC’s authority, tighten electoral procedures, enhance transparency, and address weaknesses revealed during recent elections.

Lawmakers approved clauses covering voter registration, candidate nomination, party primaries, voting procedures, result collation, and electoral offences. Clauses enhancing INEC’s oversight of political parties, deployment of electronic voting systems, and post-election dispute resolution were also adopted.

However, Section 51, a contentious provision, was deferred for future consideration, as it was not included in the committee report. The House adopted the committee’s report as a working document, paving the way for further deliberations on pending clauses.