Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 An Act to repeal the Electoral Act, No. 13, 2022 and enacts the Electoral Act, 2026 to regulate the conduct of Federal, State and Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory Elections; and for related matters. ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Section Part I —…

Section 156 Electoral Act 2026 Section 156 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Citation. It provides as follows: This Act may be cited as the Electoral Act, 2026

Section 155 Electoral Act 2026 Section 155 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows: In this Act —“Area Council” means Area Councils recognised and existing by virtue of section 3 (6) of the Constitution and as set out in Part II of the First Schedule to the Constitution and…

Section 154 Electoral Act 2026 Section 154 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Repeal. It provides as follows: The Electoral Act, No. 13, 2022 is repealed.

Section 153 Electoral Act 2026 Section 153 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Procedure for Local Government Election in furtherance of paragraph 11 of Part II of the Second Schedule to the Constitution. It provides as follows: (1) In compliance with the provision of paragraph 11 of Part II of the SecondSchedule to…

Section 152 Electoral Act 2026 Section 152 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Validation. It provides as follows: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any defect or error arising fromany actions taken by an official of the Commission in relation to any notice, formor document made or given or other things done…

Section 151 Electoral Act 2026 Section 151 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Regulations. It provides as follows: The Commission may, subject to the provisions of this Act, issue regulations,guidelines, or manuals for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act and for its administration.

Section 150 Electoral Act 2026 Section 150 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Delegation of powers of the Commission. It provides as follows: Without prejudice to other provisions of this Act, the Commission may delegateany of its powers and functions to any National Electoral Commissioner, ResidentElectoral Commissioner, electoral officer, any other officer of…

Section 149 Electoral Act 2026 Section 149 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Inspection of documents. It provides as follows: (1) An order for inspection of a polling document or any other document or packet in the custody of the Chief National Electoral Commissioner or any otherofficer of the Commission may be made…

Section 148 Electoral Act 2026 Section 148 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Trial of offences. It provides as follows: (1) An offence committed under this Act shall be triable in a Magistrate Court or aHigh Court of a State in which the offence is committed, or the Federal CapitalTerritory, Abuja. (2) A…