Protests Resume at NASS Over Obligatory E-Transmission of Outcomes [VIDEO]

Protesters returned to the Nationwide Meeting of Nigeria on Monday, calling for the real-time digital transmission of election outcomes to be made obligatory beneath the Electoral Act Modification Invoice, 2026.

The demonstrators, which included civil society {groups} resembling State of affairs Room and ActionAid Nigeria, demanded the entire elimination of handbook collation to stop manipulation throughout consequence compilation.

The protest follows a five-day hiatus from the Meeting, after assurances got throughout final Tuesday’s sitting. Safety personnel reportedly barricaded entrances to the advanced, forcing demonstrators to carry their rally exterior the gates.

The protesters argued that full transparency requires obligatory real-time e-transmission, noting that handbook backups are pointless because the election funds already covers the technological necessities.

The event comes after the Senate reconvened for an emergency plenary final Tuesday to revisit Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act Modification Invoice. Senator Tahir Monguno, the Senate Chief Whip, moved to take away the phrase “real-time” and changed “transmission” with “switch,” a transfer that drew robust objections from different senators, together with Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who repeatedly raised factors of order.

Finally, the Senate permitted digital transmission to the INEC Outcome Viewing Portal however allowed handbook collation as a backup in case of technical failures.

The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Tuesday, February 17, at 11 a.m. to think about additional nationwide points. In the meantime, the protesters have vowed to proceed urgent lawmakers till full real-time transmission is assured.