Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that Nigeria’s elections have become more credible since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was voted out in 2015.
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He made the remark during Wednesday’s plenary as lawmakers debated a bill proposing to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and replace it with a new Electoral Bill 2025. Akpabio reflected on how far the country’s democracy has come and the changes that have taken place in the electoral system since his days in the PDP.
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The Senate President, who governed Akwa Ibom State between 2007 and 2015 under the PDP before joining the All Progressives Congress (APC), said elections during the PDP era were often marred by manipulation and irregularities. He recalled that former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had openly admitted that the election that brought him to power in 2007 was deeply flawed.
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Akpabio said that since 2015, reforms and the use of technology have helped reduce electoral fraud and increase public confidence in the system. He noted that while the process is not perfect, Nigeria’s elections have shown visible progress compared to the past.
He also addressed the long-standing argument over the constitutional meaning of “two-thirds of the states and the FCT” in the 2023 presidential election, calling it a needless distraction that was later resolved by the Supreme Court.
Akpabio said the new Electoral Bill under debate aims to fix loopholes and make the process even more transparent and fair. He urged lawmakers to focus on building a system that guarantees credibility and strengthens public trust in Nigeria’s democracy.
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