Nigeria: Electoral Act - Nigerian Lawmakers Vote By Division, Retain Electronic Transmission of Results As Optional

Nigeria: Electoral Act - Nigerian Lawmakers Vote By Division, Retain Electronic Transmission of Results As Optional

Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, had demanded that the Senate rescind its earlier decision and make electronic transmission of election results mandatory rather than optional.

Electronic Transmission of Results and the Limits of Law in Safeguarding Elections By Barrister Noah Ajare

Nigeria’s electoral debate has once again returned to a familiar fault line. Technology versus trust. Law versus practice. At the centre of it all is the question of electronic transmission of election results. As at February 2026, the conversation is no longer just technical. It is emotional. It is political. And it goes to the […]

Electoral Act: Nigerian Lawmakers Vote by Division, Retain Electronic Transmission of Results as Optional - Thepodiummedia

Abia South Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, had demanded that the Senate rescind its earlier decision and make electronic transmission of election results mandatory rather than optional. The Senate on Tuesday voted by division to decide whether the electronic transmission of election results should be made mandatory or remain optional, as previously passed by the lawmakers. The division was conducted during plenary and supervised by the Senate Presid…