Why Tinubu shouldn’t sign controversial Electoral Act – INEC ex-Commissioner Mike Igini
News Why Tinubu shouldn’t sign controversial Electoral Act – INEC ex-Commissioner Mike Igini Published on February 18, 2026 By Ochogwu Sunday googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); A former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mike Igini has urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold his assent from the newly passed electoral act. DAILY POST reports that the Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026, after tense deliberations. Prior to the passage, there has been an intense debate over the controversy surrounding Clause 60. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Recall that the upper legislative chamber had on February 4, retained the word “transfer” of results rather than “transmission,” a move that sparked widespread public criticism across the country. The lawmakers subsequently reconvened and approved both electronic transmission and transfer of results depending on availability of wireless network service. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, Mike Igini begged Tinubu not to sign the bill into law. According to him, doing so will undermine the good works the president did in time past. He said, “It is my humble recommendation to Mr President. You are a man of history, you are a senior man to many of us in the struggle at the time when the prospect of Nigeria and the journey of democracy was less. “What is going to be presented before you, is a recipe for chaos to undermine all you have done then in the trenches. “What is being put before you, please don’t sign it”. Mike Igini, Former INEC Electoral Commissioner Don't Miss U-20 WWCQ: Falconets to resume camping April for Malawi clash You may like Supreme Court responsible for confusion in Nigeria today – INEC’s ex-Commissioner, Igini Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of Abubakar as INEC commissioner, Yusuf as NAHCON chairman FCT poll: We’re fully ready – INEC E-transmission: INEC has no excuse – Saka Azimazi Electoral reforms: I’ve decided to say good night to Nigeria, wasted 10 years in INEC – Mike Igini FCT poll: ADC questions INEC’s silence on Wike’s threat to block anti-Tinubu candidates