US EditionNigeria: Tension in House of Reps As Members Oppose Rescission of Electoral Act Bill
Lawmakers protested a motion to reverse the December 2025 bill mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results to the electoral commission portal.
- On Tuesday, proceedings in the House of Representatives turned rowdy as Francis Waive, chairman of the House committee on rules and business, moved to reverse the Electoral Act Amendment bill passed on December 23, 2025.
- Lawmakers focused their objections on Clause 60, protesting its mandate for compulsory electronic transmission of results.
- Tajudeen Abbas put the motion to a voice vote and ruled the ayes had it despite louder nays, prompting lawmakers to protest and holler in objection.
- Members stood and blocked Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu; Abbas called for an executive session, but the house remained disorderly as some members walked out.
- When passed in December, the act mandated real-time transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission result viewing portal .
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Reps Stage Walk Out As Protest Continues Over Electronic Transmission
Some members of the House of Representatives have walked out of the green chamber in protest against the move to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill. Trouble started after Francis Waive, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Business, moved a motion for the House to reverse its decision on the bill which was passed on December 23, 2025. The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, had put the motion to a voice vote…
Nigeria: Tension in House of Reps As Members Oppose Rescission of Electoral Act Bill
The tension began when the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive (APC, Delta), presented a motion seeking to rescind the passage of the bill in line with Order Nine, Rule 1(6) of the House Standing Orders
BREAKING: Electoral Act: Reps in rowdy session over motion to rescind bill
Proceedings in the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Tuesday as lawmakers disagreed over a motion seeking to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill. During plenary, Francis Waive, chairman of the house of representatives committee on rules and business, moved a motion for the house to reverse its decision on the bill which was passed on December 23, 2025. When Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, put the motion to a voic…
Tension in House of Reps as members oppose rescission of Electoral Act bill
The tension began when the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive (APC, Delta), presented a motion seeking to rescind the passage of the bill in line with Order Nine, Rule 1(6) of the House Standing Orders The post Tension in House of Reps as members oppose rescission of Electoral Act bill appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Tension in House as Lawmakers Move to Revisit Electoral Act Amendment
Proceedings at the House of Representatives turned tense on Tuesday following a heated debate over a motion seeking to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in order to align it with the version approved by the Senate. The rowdy session was triggered by disagreements over Clause 60(c) of the bill, which deals with the mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results. Lawmakers were sharply divided on whe…
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