On Tuesday, the Senate rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the INEC’s Result Viewing Portal (IREV) after vote counting.

The Senate on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal, while allowing manual collation as a backup when technology fails.

Some civil groups and activists have called for protests at the National Assembly.

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has condemned the Nigerian Senate’s decision to reject an amendment seeking to make electronic

Atiku Abubakar criticises Senate for rejecting mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results, saying the move is a setback for credible elections.

The Osun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has criticised the rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results. The

Opposition parties in Nigeria have rejected the Senate’s decision to throw out a proposal seeking to make real-time electronic transmission of election results.

ADC warned that the rejection of electronic transmission of results to INEC IREV, could threaten election credibility in Nigeria.

The PDP has reacted strongly after the Senate rejected electronic transmission of election results, warning the move could encourage manipulation in Nigeria.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio clarifies that the Nigerian Senate did not reject electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act amendment.

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the decision of the Nigerian Senate to reject the real-time electronic transmission of