The Electoral Act of 2022, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in May of last year, laid the groundwork for free, fair, and credible elections on February 25 and March 11, 2023.
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, made this claim at the 67th State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.
Malami’s claim comes just 48 hours before Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Act, according to the AGF, contains sufficient legislative, political, and administrative reforms to ensure smooth electoral processes in 2023 and future elections.
He also stated that the legislation has limited foreign interference through illicit financial flows.
However, the Buhari regime has come under intense fire in recent times due to the crisis ensuing from its new naira policy implemented by the Central Bank.
Exactly one week ago, the President, in a televised broadcast, announced that only old N200 notes will remain legal tender, and that, until April 10.
He said all N500 and N1000 notes not remitted to the money deposit banks and the central bank by February 17, 2023, will lose their legitimacy in the marketplace.
Therefore, he directed the Central Bank to reintroduce the old N200 notes into the economy to ease the cash supply.
However, the directive has done little to assuage the suffering of cash-strapped Nigerians.
WITHIN NIGERIA reports that long queues have emerged in commercial banks and automated teller machines nationwide.
In states such as Ogun and Ibadan, angry customers have resorted to violence, destroying bank facilities and setting buildings ablaze.
Consequently, the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, last week, asked its members to remain at home for their safety; a directive it has since rescinded.
However, it advised a shutdown of activities in the event of any threat without visible protection, and members to move to safe locations until their safety is guaranteed.