The Senate is currently holding an emergency plenary session amid mounting controversy over amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly provisions relating to the electronic transmission of election results.
The emergency sitting was announced in a notice by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, following the directive of Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Although no official reason was given for the emergency sitting, the development comes amid widespread public debate and protests following the Senate’s passage of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026 through a third reading last week.
The controversy centres on Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the bill, which relates to the electronic transmission of election results. The Senate also declined to approve a proposed amendment that would have made real-time electronic transmission of results mandatory, instead retaining the existing provision in the 2022 Electoral Act.
We will bring you details of the plenary in our subsequent bulletins.
