Usman Bugaje Speaks on Electoral Act Amendment Controversy

Key Takeaways

• ISLAMIC SCHOLAR, POLITICAL ACTIVIST, AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER, USMAN BUGAJE HAS SPOKEN ON THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE AMENDMENT OF THE ELECTORAL ACT, PARTICULARLY ON THE ISSUE OF REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS ISLAMIC SCHOLAR, POLITICAL ACTIVIST, AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER, USMAN BUGAJE HAS SPOKEN ON THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE AMENDMENT OF THE ELECTORAL ACT, PARTICULARLY ON THE ISSUE OF REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS.HE DESCRIBED THE CLAIMS ABOUT LACK OF CAPACITY AS MERE EXCUSES, SUGGESTING THEY ARE BEING USED TO PREPARE GROUNDS FOR ELECTION MANIPULATION AND STRESSED THAT THE CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION OF EXCUSES IS SUSPICIOUS AND APPEARS TO BE A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO GIVE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO RIG ELECTIONS.BUGAJE SAID IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO SPECULATE ABOUT INEC’S CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION, STRESSING THAT INEC IS AN INDEPENDENT BODY AND IF THERE ARE CAPACITY CHALLENGES, IT IS FOR INEC ITSELF TO MAKE THAT CLEAR AND NOT FOR LEGISLATORS TO SPEAK ON ITS BEHALF.
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• It was published on February 10, 2026.