BREAKING: Confusion erupts in Senate over ‘electronic transmission of election results’

Senate on Tuesday erupted in chaos over evasion of ‘real time’ and ‘mandatory’ in amendment of the 2026 Electoral Act Amendment which has been a subject of controversy across the country since the Act passed through third reading on Wednesday last week.

The confusion followed the amendment proposal by Senator Mohammed Monguno representing Borno Central Senatorial District that Clause ’60’ of the amendment Act be amended to read, “That the INEC Returning Officer should transmit election result electronically to the INEC iRev.

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Senators immediately went uproar when it became clear that ‘real time’ and ‘mandatory’ were missing from the proposed amendment.

When the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio put to voice votes, it was passed, but Senator Ennyinaya Abaribe representing Abia South Senatorial District in his dissenting voice raised a point of Order proposing ‘division’ under Order 70 under Senate Rules.

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Enyinnaya proposed that the the ‘electronic transmission of election results be put to individual votes’ amid rowdy session.

He later withdrew his point of Order after Senate was ready to put his point of Order to voice votes.

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