When the senate passed the 2022 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday, many Nigerians expected it to close the gaps exposed in the 2023 general election. A major reform Nigerians had looked forward to was the legal backing for compulsory real-time electronic transmission of election results. The senate, however, rejected the proposal, extinguishing expectations of…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday admitted that the Senate deliberately deleted the provision for “real-time” transmission of election results from the Electoral Bill, 2026. Akpabio said the Senate took the decision because it believed that “technology must save and not endanger democracy.” He spoke in Abuja at the unveiling of a book…
The Obidient Movement Worldwide has threatened to stage a mass protest against the National Assembly over the Senate’s rejection of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results, warning that the decision could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections. The National Coordinator of the group, Yunusa Tanko, disclosed this in a statement issued in…
The senate minority caucus says lawmakers retained electronic transmission of election results during the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) bill. On Wednesday, the senate retained the provision for electronic transfer of election results as contained in the Electoral Act 2022. During the consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) bill, the red chamber also rejected…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the APC-led Senate of being afraid of free and fair elections after rejecting key electoral reforms meant to strengthen transparency and integrity in Nigeria’s voting process. This was contained in a statement signed and released by the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdulahi on Wednesday. The…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the senate on Wednesday passed the Electoral Act amendment bill after a five-hour clause-by-clause deliberation. The bill was the only item listed on the order paper after a valedictory session for the late Okey Ezea and was approved by the committee of the whole following consideration and adoption of its 155…
The Senate has rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results compulsory. The amendment, according to Channels Television would have required presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit results electronically from each polling unit to…
The Senate on Thursday suspended further consideration of a bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Act 2025, following concerns that lawmakers needed more time for wider consultations and a deeper understanding of its provisions. The decision came after the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti), moved a…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has stressed the importance of continuing the reform of electoral laws and the need for swift action to implement necessary changes. Yakubu said this when he addressed members of the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Electoral Matters during a retreat in Lagos on Monday….
