NGE Advocates 50% Vote Threshold for Presidential Elections
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) issued a communiqué advocating for significant electoral reforms during the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC 2026), held in Enugu from September 24 to 26. The communiqué, signed by NGE President Eze Anaba and General Secretary Onuoha Ukeh, proposed a constitutional threshold of 50% for presidential elections, with a run-off if no candidate meets this requirement.
The Guild emphasized the need for timely resolution of electoral disputes before the swearing-in of declared winners to enhance public confidence in the electoral process. The conference, themed “The Ballot, the Media and the Task of Keeping Democracy Alive,” was chaired by Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, with a keynote address by Archbishop Emeritus John Cardinal Onaiyekan.
The NGE identified challenges such as artificial intelligence threats, misinformation, and declining public trust in elections, urging media organizations to adopt the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage (Revised 2022) and enhance fact-checking and verification systems.
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