The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has pledged to take decisive action to safeguard the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral process following the recent amendment to the country’s electoral law.
IPAC National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, made the commitment on Friday while speaking during an interview on Politics Today, a political affairs programme on Channels Television.
His remarks come amid growing concerns over the controversial Electoral Amendment Act recently passed by the National Assembly and swiftly signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.
The development has generated widespread debate across political circles and civil society, particularly over provisions relating to the transmission and collation of election results.
The amended law approves the electronic transmission of election results while retaining manual collation as a backup mechanism — a move critics argue could create loopholes in the electoral process.
Earlier, IPAC had threatened to boycott the 2027 general elections if concerns surrounding the legislation were not addressed.
Speaking on the issue, Dantalle stressed that Nigeria’s democratic progress must not be undermined, noting that stakeholders must work to ensure transparency and credibility in future elections.
“Nigeria has endured 26 years of uninterrupted democracy,” he said.
“So, where we see issues of concern, definitely the same way IPAC rose in 2023, we will rise again to see that things are brought back to normalcy.”
He maintained that the council would continue to advocate reforms and engage relevant authorities to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral framework ahead of the 2027 polls.
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