This week, we bring you key updates that are shaping Nigeria’s electoral landscape. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated three new individuals for key positions within the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), but the question remains: what will be the outcome of the senate’s screening? In other political news, the House of Representatives has rejected a bill proposing a six-year single term for presidents and governors. Meanwhile, Yiaga Africa’s post-election report on the Ondo governorship election raises alarms over irregularities, even as INEC stands firm on the election’s transparency. With opposition candidate Agboola Ajayi heading to court, tensions over the results are expected to rise. In a significant development, the bill for diaspora voting has passed its second reading, which could pave the way for greater electoral participation from Nigerians living abroad. Don’t miss the full story on this and more, including civil society’s praise for the peaceful conduct of Ondo’s election and Governor Dapo Abiodun’s call for new local government chairmen in Ogun State to focus on grassroots development.
