The 2022 Electoral Act as a political component was enacted primarily to fill in some of the gaps and flaws found in the 2010 Act, offering a more comprehensive and improved framework for managing elections and the electoral process. However, the electoral process still significantly deviated from the legitimate and reasonable anticipations of Nigerian citizens. It is within this context that the present study investigates the interrelation between the deficiencies inherent in the 2022 Electoral Act and the challenges encountered in the administration of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria. Methodologically, this study employed a documentary approach, wherein data was systematically amassed from secondary sources and subsequently subjected to rigorous content analysis. The theoretical framework of structural functionalism proved to be an appropriate lens for the thorough exploration of this inquiry. The findings delineated in this study reveal that the 2022 Electoral Act encompasses several significant deficiencies, including the absence of legislation to facilitate and endorse independent candidacy, exclusion of diaspora voting, technological impediments, underrepresentation of women in elected positions, and the failure to institute an Electoral Offenses Tribunal. In light of these conclusions, the study offers several recommendations, positing that it is critical to revise the Electoral Act 2022 to eliminate the intentional loopholes incorporated by INEC, the Nigerian Government should embark on urgent and robust affirmative measures to ensure substantial representation of women in alignment with the National Gender Policy, party candidates and their affiliates ought to be held accountable for perpetrating electoral offenses. Above all, there exists a pressing necessity for comprehensive data regarding the specific requirements and locations of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through the distribution of assistive voting instruments.

Keyword: 2022 Electoral Act, Challenges, Election Administration, Nigeria.