Mr. Atedo Peterside, the President and Founder of Anap Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to promoting good governance, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the much-awaited Electoral Amendment Act of 2021.
The Electoral Amendment Act, which is a revised edition of the 2010 Electoral Act, includes a key provision for the electronic transmission of results by INEC.
In a tweet today, Peterside stated “Thank you, President Muhammadu Buhari, for signing into law an Electoral Act that constitutes a significant improvement over previous legislation.
He stated that the action is a great credit to President Buhari, who has demonstrated that the best interest of the nation should be paramount and topmost. The Electoral Act has been at the front burner of political discourse in the country in recent weeks.
He urged youths to visit the INEC portal to register or request to update their voter’s information and thereafter complete the process physically (including biometrics) at designated centres, before the Commission’s June 2022 deadline. They should thereafter collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards in readiness for the 2023 General Elections, where they can influence outcomes significantly. He reiterated that the Nigeria that the youths deserve and desire will never arrive unless they constitute themselves into the dominant voting force in all future elections.
