Electoral Act mata : Senate for Nigeria call emergency meeting as protest wan happun
All dis wahala dey happen as di Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) don warn say nationwide protest and election boycott fit happen for Nigeria.
Di Senate for Nigeria don call for emergency meeting for Tuesday as pipo dey vex well-well about wetin dem do for di Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill.
Di main wahala na about how dem reject one part wey go make INEC upload election results straight from polling unit by electronic means.
Dem show dis announcement for Sunday by one statement from di Clerk of di Senate, Emmanuel Odo. Di statement talk say all senators don collect order to come back for assembly.
"Di President of di Senate, Godswill Akpabio, don give order say make all senators gather again for emergency meeting on Tuesday, February 10th, 2026," di statement yarn.
Di notice talk say di emergency meeting go start by 12 noon.
NLC, activists dey plan protest
All dis wahala dey happen as di Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) don warn say nationwide protest and election boycott fit happen. Dem blame di Senate for bringing confusion and contradictory talk about di changes to di Electoral Act, especially for di electronic transmission of results.
Di NLC accuse di Senate say dem dey spoil di hope wey pipo get for Nigeria election process. Di reason na because di Senate no clear talk wella if electronic transmission of results go be something wey INEC must do by force.
Also, one new group wey carry name Movement for Credible Elections don come out strong to condemn wetin di National Assembly do. Di group talk say di decision to remove di mandatory electronic transmission of results from di bill na "dem sabi plan how to spoil our democracy."
As part of wetin dem wan do, di group don announce plan for big protest wey dem tag "Occupy NASS". Di protest go hold for Monday (today) for Abuja.
Wetin cause di wahala
All dis yeye palava start few days afta di Senate pass di amendment bill for February 4. But di kain problem be say dem vote against one important part wey dem dey call Clause 60(3).
Dat kain Clause 60(3) na im wan make am compulsory for di officers wey dey preside over election for polling unit to send election results straight to INEC portal by electronic means as di voting dey happen. But Senate say dem no agree for dat one.