The Senate has convened an emergency plenary to reconsider contentious amendments to the Electoral Act, following mounting pressure from Nigerians and civil society groups demanding mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results.
The extraordinary session, presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, comes less than a week after the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2026.
Only the remaining senators are in attendance as the upper chamber moves to address the growing public outcry, The News Chronicle gathered.
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