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Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) of spreading misinformation about the Electoral Act, 2026.

On Thursday, opposition parties faulted the new law, describing it as “obnoxious”, a threat to democracy and an alleged attempt to entrench a one-party state in Nigeria.

Tinubu signed the Electoral Act amendment bill into law on February 18 after it was passed by the national assembly.

Key provisions in the law include the electronic transmission of election results with manual collation as a fallback where technology fails.

The law also provides that political parties nominate a candidate through direct primaries and consensus.

The ADC and NNPP rejected the new provisions, calling on the national assembly to repeal and re-enact the law.

In a statement, Onanuga asked the ADC and NNPP to desist from “constant lamentation and unwarranted outrage” against the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government.

“The opposition, particularly the ADC, has turned irresponsible political statements into an art form, all in a bid to attract cheap headlines and mislead the public,” the statement reads.

“The opposition should stop exaggerating the effects of the new Electoral Act. Their inability to organise and their tendency to blame others for their own disorganisation and unpreparedness are evident.

“Contrary to their deliberate misinformation designed to incite the populace, the new Electoral Act, signed by President Tinubu, is a significant improvement over the repealed law, closing loopholes the opposition leaders sought to exploit for manipulation.”

Onanuga alleged that the opposition parties are working with some civil society organisations to wage a campaign of disinformation against the legislature and the administration.

The presidential aide defended the new law, noting that it provides for real-time transmission of election results while retaining form EC8A as a backup in the event of network failure.

Onanuga said the opposition’s claim that the use of form EC8A creates a loophole for manipulation is illogical and ignores the realities of technological challenges in parts of the country.

“Any reasonable Nigerian understands that network glitches are a real issue,” he said.

Onanuga also addressed concerns raised about the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) results viewing portal (IReV), stating that it is not a collation centre but a platform for uploading results for public viewing.

He added that form EC8 remains the primary source for validating election results.

Onanuga criticised the opposition’s rejection of direct primaries for selecting party candidates, describing their stance as “perplexing”.

He argued that direct primaries and consensus voting are more democratic than the delegate system previously used by many parties.

Onanuga said lawmakers consulted widely over two years, engaging stakeholders, technical experts and citizens who raised concerns about the risk of technical failures that could undermine elections.

The presidential spokesman also rejected allegations that Tinubu is plotting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state.

“In summary, the opposition is merely crying foul because the rules of the game have been adjusted to prevent manipulation, such as result hacking, which they have allegedly perfected,” he said.

Onanuga said Nigeria remains home to more than a dozen registered political parties, including the ADC and NNPP, adding that the opposition’s challenges stem from internal disorganisation rather than any attempt by the government to stifle dissent.

givedemwotowoto:
ADC, NNPP, and PDP need to formally join forces. Nigerians are not waiting to rush them like they’re thinking, they have to build the momentum. The last election should be a lesson to them.

alanto:
Joining forces to what end? To remove Tinubu and replace him with who.

Every politician in Nigeria today knows Tinubu is not their mate, academically, or any other way want to measure it. Have more sense than Obi and Atiku. It's been 3 years and you have not heard of any issue in APC. They have majority in both senate and house of reps. 32 governors and they all follow Tinubu as a leader. You'll see that there's no fraction in APC whatsoever. But Obi had Otti, Obidients and LP and he has lost all of that. Only the IPOB wing of Obidients remain.

Ofunaofu:
This 70 year old senior domestic servant is accusing the opposition of spreading misinformation, yet failed, woefully and spectacularly, to provide the correct information.

Nigerians are demanding that electronic transmission of election results be made mandatory. With over 30 APC governors, you still refused to ensure that. But the moment the opposition insists on it, you rush out a belated statement crying “misinformation.”

The irony writes itself.

alanto:
Joining forces to what end? To remove Tinubu and replace him with who.

Every politician in Nigeria today knows Tinubu is not their mate, academically, or any other way want to measure it. Have more sense than Obi and Atiku. It's been 3 years and you have not heard of any issue in APC. They have majority in both senate and house of reps. 32 governors and they all follow Tinubu as a leader. You'll see that there's no fraction in APC whatsoever. But Obi had Otti, Obidients and LP and he has lost all of that. Only the IPOB wing of Obidients remain.

alanto:
Joining forces to what end? To remove Tinubu and replace him with who.

Every politician in Nigeria today knows Tinubu is not their mate, academically, or any other way want to measure it. Have more sense than Obi and Atiku. It's been 3 years and you have not heard of any issue in APC. They have majority in both senate and house of reps. 32 governors and they all follow Tinubu as a leader. You'll see that there's no fraction in APC whatsoever. But Obi had Otti, Obidients and LP and he has lost all of that. Only the IPOB wing of Obidients remain.

anonimi:
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anonimi:
Remove worst rogue Tinubu and replace him with Atiku, the brainbox of PDP's 16 years of widespread prosperity through deregulation and privatisation policies.

What would make any academically sound, sensible Nigerian prefer APC's extreme poverty shege and insecurity to continue

anonimi:
Remove worst rogue Tinubu and replace him with Atiku, the brainbox of PDP's 16 years of widespread prosperity through deregulation and privatisation policies.

What would make any academically sound, sensible Nigerian prefer APC's extreme poverty shege and insecurity to continue

RichBoy247:
,
Only God knows what this one is smoking

Ofunaofu:
This 70 year old senior domestic servant is accusing the opposition of spreading misinformation, yet failed, woefully and spectacularly, to provide the correct information.

Nigerians are demanding that electronic transmission of election results be made mandatory. With over 30 APC governors, you still refused to ensure that. But the moment the opposition insists on it, you rush out a belated statement crying “misinformation.”

The irony writes itself.

Obainomilano:
They have sense like u said ofcourse sense of criminality and looting and politics of knacking married woman and punishing those that refuse but u that support them is the biggest mugu because na Boko boys they knack ur village people and kidnap them for kwara and other places on a daily while u are here saying apc has sense because of ur cheap data money ..apc have sense and they can't kill bandit ,they ah e sense and us is here fighting terrorism for them oh they have sense and olaniyi and kazeem were murdered in their hundrends they other day in kwara ...obote

alanto:
Joining forces to what end? To remove Tinubu and replace him with who.

Every politician in Nigeria today knows Tinubu is not their mate, academically, or any other way want to measure it. Have more sense than Obi and Atiku. It's been 3 years and you have not heard of any issue in APC. They have majority in both senate and house of reps. 32 governors and they all follow Tinubu as a leader. You'll see that there's no fraction in APC whatsoever. But Obi had Otti, Obidients and LP and he has lost all of that. Only the IPOB wing of Obidients remain.

givedemwotowoto:
ADC, NNPP, and PDP need to formally join forces. Nigerians are not waiting to rush them like they’re thinking, they have to build the momentum. The last election should be a lesson to them.