Nigeria: Senate in Rowdy Session, Makes U-Turn, Passes Amended Electronic Results Transmission Bill

Nigeria: Senate in Rowdy Session, Makes U-Turn, Passes Amended Electronic Results Transmission Bill

Abuja -- In a dramatic, tense and at times disorderly emergency session on Tuesday, the Senate made a surprise U-turn on its earlier decision on electronic transmission of election results, rescinding a key provision of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and approving a revised clause mandating electronic transmission of polling unit results, with safeguards for network failure.

Electoral Act: Senate in rowdy session over move to rescind vote on electronic transmission

The emergency plenary session became rowdy commotion shortly after the Senate Chief Whip, Tahir Monguno, moved a motion seeking to rescind the Senate’s previous resolution and amend the Electoral Act to accommodate mandatory electronic transmission of results.

BREAKING: Rowdy Session At Senate Over Election Results Transmission

There was a rowdy session in the Senate on Tuesday during an emergency session to adopt the Votes and Proceedings of the February 4th sitting, during which the Electoral Bill was passed. This followed the controversy that trailed the decision of the Red Chamber to exclude a provision mandating real time electronic transmission of results from polling units in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. The session became rowdy after Senate Presi…

Senate Reverses Stance To Allow E-Transmission Of Election Results, Retains Manual Backup

The Senate has amended the Electoral Act to permit the electronic transmission of election results, leaving safeguards to address potential technical challenges. The decision follows the upper chamber’s move on Tuesday to rescind its earlier position, which had rejected the compulsory electronic transmission of results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Following the new ame…

Senate in rowdy session over move to reverse decision on E-Transmission

Proceedings in the Senate became rowdy on Tuesday following disagreements over a motion to reverse the decision on the electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Tensions rose after a motion sponsored by Senator Tahir Monguno of Borno North was put up for consideration. Monguno had suggested that the Senate reverse its […] The post Senate in rowdy

Nigeria's Senate Chaos: Lawmakers Clash Over Electoral Vote

Nigeria’s political landscape was plunged into fresh turmoil today after the Senate made a controversial and dramatic U-turn on a critical electoral reform, sparking fiery protests and a near-riotous session in the upper legislative chamber. The emergency sitting, held amid intense public backlash, approved the electronic transmission of election results but attached a contentious clause […]