“Under the current arrangement, voters and election participants are forced to make two separate long-distance trips, one in January for federal elections and another in February for state elections,” Dasuki explained. He added that INEC is well-equipped to manage five ballot papers simultaneously, covering the presidential, senatorial, House of Representatives, governorship, and State House of Assembly elections, if proper arrangements are made early. He also noted that in the eight off-cycle governorship states, voters would only handle four ballot papers, making the process even simpler. Dasuki also raised an alarm over Section 63(2) of the Electoral Act, warning that the clause could undermine the credibility of the 2027 polls by legalising unvalidated ballot papers. The lawmaker argued that leaving such discretion to electoral officers creates a dangerous loophole for fake or unauthorised ballot papers to enter the official tally.