Protesters on Monday stormed the entrance of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, demanding clarity on the mandatory electronic transmission of election results amid controversies surrounding the ongoing Electoral Act amendment.
The demonstrators had vowed to confront lawmakers over reports that the Senate rejected a clause requiring the mandatory electronic transmission of election results. While the upper chamber has issued clarifications denying any complexity in its position, protesters insist that the legislation explicitly include the phrase “real-time electronic transmission.”
A heavy security presence was deployed at the scene, with personnel from the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps maintaining law and order as the demonstration unfolded.