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Lagos APC defends Tinubu’s assent to Electoral Act 2026

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The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has faulted the backlash that followed President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the Electoral Act 2026, describing the criticism as politically motivated and disconnected from the country’s national interest.

In a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s spokesperson, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, the Lagos APC said it observed with “undisguised disappointment” what it characterised as an orchestrated outcry by sections of the opposition over the President’s approval of the amended law.

The party maintained that governance is a constitutional duty that must be exercised with prudence and responsibility, not shaped by popularity contests, social media pressure or political theatrics.

Opposition groups had expressed reservations about provisions of the amended Act, particularly those relating to the transmission of election results, arguing that the law does not guarantee real-time electronic transmission.

However, the Lagos APC rejected what it called a “romanticised and misleading narrative” surrounding real-time transmission models.

According to the party, experiences from other democracies that adopted similar systems revealed significant challenges, including technological failures, cybersecurity risks, legal uncertainties and judicial reversals.

It warned against prioritising political convenience over the long-term integrity of electoral institutions.

The APC also questioned the assumption that opposition parties possess superior insight into electoral reform, stressing that reform is not the “intellectual property” of any political bloc.

“The idea that electoral reform wisdom resides exclusively with the opposition is flawed,” the statement said, adding that President Tinubu’s assent followed due constitutional process, extensive legislative debate and institutional consultations.

The party described the President’s action as an exercise of prudence rather than panic, insisting that reforms must be “thoughtful, sustainable and legally defensible, not reactionary or driven by social media pressure.”

While acknowledging the importance of opposition in a democratic system, the Lagos APC cautioned against what it described as the weaponisation of public sentiment and melodramatic distortions of policy decisions.

“Democracy thrives on credibility and institutional durability, not noise,” the party said. “Electoral integrity cannot be built on fragile systems designed more for headlines than long-term stability.”

The APC added that Nigeria deserves reforms that strengthen democratic institutions without exposing them to avoidable constitutional, legal and logistical risks, especially given existing infrastructural challenges across the country.

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E-transmission: APC going against Nigerians – PDP lawmaker, Adepoju

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February 18, 2026

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The lawmaker representing Ibarapa Central and Ibarapa North Federal Constituency of Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Anthony Adepoju, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is trying to go against the will of Nigerians.

Adepoju made this remark on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.

He was reacting to the retention of the manual transmission of election results by the National Assembly.

DAILY POST reports that Proceedings in the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Tuesday as lawmakers disagreed over a motion seeking to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill.

This was before the green chamber ended in a dramatic U-turn as lawmakers of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and their opposition counterparts clashed over the mode of transmitting election results ahead of the 2027 general elections

Reacting, Adepoju who is the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Character Commission said, “We want Nigeria to have trust in our democracy and elect the leaders that they want.

“What played out in the National Assembly is the APC trying to go against what Nigerians want.

“I think Nigerians all saw what happened at the floor of the House. It was definitely not bi-partisan.

“What happened I can tell you was nothing short of a rape of our democracy. This is something we have worked hard for since 1999.

“And if we at this point of our democracy can be thinking of having elections that may not be free and fair, then it’s a big shame.”

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I can never be anti-Peter Obi – Dele Momodu

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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has dismissed claims of being opposed to former presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Momodu stated that he has consistently supported the former Anambra State governor.

He was reacting to an X user @Blazeregent who charged him to purge himself of anti-Obi sentiments. The X user was reacting to a post in which Momodu asked a PDP chieftain, Bode George, to purge himself of anti-Atiku sentiments.

The user wrote: “Purge yourself anti-OBI first. You have no moral right to criticize matters like this. If you have the right to be perpetual anti-OBI, so is anyone else to be perpetual anti-ATIKU. Daddy wa, please go and rest.”

Reacting, Momodu said he first backed Obi when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar selected him as his running mate.

He also dismissed suggestions of any rift between Obi and Atiku, noting that both politicians have always treated each other with mutual respect, both privately and publicly.

Momodu wrote: “I can never be anti-Obi. The first time I supported Obi when Atiku picked him as running mate.

“I’m not aware they are enemies. They always treat each other with mutual respect in private and public.”

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