The Senate has scheduled an emergency plenary session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, following mounting reactions to its recent decision on key provisions of the Electoral Act amendment.
The Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, announced the development in a statement on Sunday, directing all senators to attend the session.
According to the statement, Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered the reconvening of plenary, which is expected to commence at 12 noon.
The emergency sitting comes days after the upper chamber passed the amendment bill but rejected Clause 60(3), a provision that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal mandatory.
Instead, lawmakers retained the existing provision allowing discretionary transfer of results electronically after votes have been counted and publicly declared at polling units.
The decision has drawn criticism from civil society organisations and opposition figures, who described the move as a setback for electoral transparency and democratic accountability.
However, Akpabio has defended the Senate’s action, maintaining that the chamber did not oppose electronic transmission and would not be pressured by public criticism.
