The leaders are gathered at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton, where they are expected to brief journalists on contentious provisions of the law and other pressing national issues

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola are leading other opposition figures in a meeting in Abuja to state their position on the Electoral Act.

The leaders are gathered at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton, where they are expected to brief journalists on contentious provisions of the law and other pressing national issues.

Also present at the meeting are former Senate President David Mark, New Nigeria Peoples Party chieftain Buba Galadima, and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

Other stakeholders in attendance include ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi; Senator Dino Melaye; former ADC National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu; and former Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, among others.

Under the Electoral Act 2022, political parties were permitted to nominate candidates through direct primaries involving all registered members, indirect primaries conducted by delegates, or by consensus arrangements reached by party leaders.

However, the 2026 Electoral Act, recently passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu on February 18, restricts parties to direct primaries and consensus options only.

The new legislation also shortens campaign periods and timelines for party primaries.

In addition, funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission will now be released six months before an election, instead of the previous 12 months.

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