A Coalition of over 80 Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations, Self Determination and Public Interests Groups under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), Electoral Act amendment 2026, have commended President Bola Tinubu for his prompt presidential assent to the harmonized Electoral Act 2026 Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly.
They expressed delight and appreciation of Nigerians to the President over the prompt presidential assent to the bill within 24 hours after its passage by the national assembly.
In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, the group stated that by his statesmanly and patriotic action, “President Bola Tinubu has once again demonstrated his credentials as a democratic leader par excellence whose commitment to the sustenance and progress of Nigeria’s democracy and the interest of her people is sacrosanct”.
The coalition noted that “By this presidential assent of the Electoral Act 2026 amendment bill into a law, Mr. President has set the ball rolling for all stakeholders to be guided concerning the 2027 general elections”.
In the same vein, the Coalition expressed gratitude to the Senate and the House of Representatives for its passage of the harmonized version of the Electoral Act 2026 amendment bill on Tuesday, 17th February 2026.
“We are extremely grateful and wholeheartedly commend the Senate and the House of Representatives for hearkening to the yearnings of Nigerians on the harmonized bill,” which is now a law following Mr. President’s assent.
“We commend both houses of the national assembly for standing up for democracy which is about the people despite the orchestrated attacks, intimidation and campaign of blackmail and calumny by those whose interests and agenda points in the direction of endangering our democracy and throwing the country into needless and avoidable chaos by their campaign of blackmail on immediate electronic transmission of election results even in the face of facts and evidence which points in the contrary direction”.
The coalition then called on Nigerians to be vigilant and not allow themselves to be hoodwinked by those masquerading as advocates of free, fair and transparent elections, but will not submit to debates, dialogue and discussions which are critical tenets of democracy and mischievously are always quick to resort to campaign of blackmail and calumny to force their minority irrational opinion on the mass of the ever conscious and intelligent Nigerian people.
According to the coalition, “As we count down to the 2027 general elections, we call on Nigerians to be on the alert for enemies of democracy who are wolves, but will come in sheep’s clothing, to confuse and incite Nigerians to endanger our democracy and society, we must say no to their evil plots that will fail”.
