Political Economist, Prof Pat Utomi, has asked for thereturn of the Electoral Act 2026 to the National Assembly. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘TheMorning Brief’, Prof Utomi charged the National Assembly to make laws thatreflect what Nigerians want. He was reacting to the Electoral Act Amendment which waspassed the National Assembly and signed into law by President Bola Tinububarely 24 hours after its passage. Both the passage and the signing into law of the ElectoralAct have sparked national debates in various quarters of the country. Airing his own views, Utomi said, “It is imperative forprogress in Nigeria that they return that so-called law to the NationalAssembly and make a law that reflects what the Nigerian people want. “The last FCT Area Council elections, where I think theturnout was something like 7% was the beginning of the ultimate indictmentof politics in Nigeria. “Now, when politics gets to a point that the people losecomplete interest, they think politicians are a bunch of coup plotters who usetheir positions to prevent the will of the people from being known, they justignore the system. When they ignore the system, invariably, something happens.”
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