Nigeria: Senate Explains Reasons for Deleting 'Real-Time' Mandate in Electoral Act Bill

Nigeria: Senate Explains Reasons for Deleting 'Real-Time' Mandate in Electoral Act Bill

*Defends move on power, broadband gaps

E-transmission: Senate reveals why ‘real time’ was removed

The Senator representing Ekiti State District, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed the real reason behind the removal of “real time” from the 2026 Electoral Bill. He clarified this in a statement issued through his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Sunday. Bamidele explained that the Senate had previously rejected Clause 60(3) of the bill, which mandated that the presiding officer “shall electronically transmit the results from each…

Electoral Act Harmonisation: Why Nigerians Must Watch Their Lawmakers Like Landlords Watching Tenants on Quit Notice Day

Federal lawmakers in Nigeria are meeting again this week, and for ordinary Nigerians who just want their votes to count without drama, the real concern is whether the legislators are harmonising the Electoral Act, or quietly harmonising the interests of the party in power at the people’s expense. Development Diaries reports that the two chambers of the National Assembly, the Senate and the House of Representatives, are expected to meet to take a…

Real-time transmission of polls results will cause national chaos — Senate - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Abbanobi -Eku Onyeka The Senate has revealed that empirical data guided its decision to make the electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory in the ongoing reform of Nigeria’s electoral governance framework. Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, explained that the decision was based on the stark realities of the country’s communication and power infrastructure, following consultations with princip…

StatePress NG: Why Senate stepped back from mandatory E-transmission-Opeyemi Bamidele

Real-Time Electronic Transmission Of Results

The Genius Media JUST IN: Senate Reveals Why Real-Time Electronic Transmission Of Results Was Removed JUST IN: Senate Reveals Why Real-Time Electronic Transmission Of Results Was Removed   The Senate has explained that it removed the “real-time” requirement for electronic transmission of election results in the proposed 2026 Electoral Bill due to Nigeria’s poor network coverage and unreliable power supply.   Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, representin…