The House of Representatives has rescinded and re-enacted the 2022 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, adopting the Senate’s version of Clause 60(3), which allows manual collation of election results where electronic transmission fails due to network issues.
The decision followed an emergency session of the National Assembly on February 17, 2026, after extensive consultations and meetings between House and Senate conference committees.
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, Benjamin Kalu, presided over the clause-by-clause consideration.
House Spokesman Akin Rotimi Jr. said no new provisions were introduced, explaining that lawmakers only reconsidered existing clauses in light of new developments, including INEC guidelines .
However, opposition lawmakers staged a walkout during plenary, protesting changes to Section 60 on electronic transmission of results.
Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda said the opposition insists that election results should be transmitted electronically without alternatives, arguing that allowing manual collation could create room for manipulation.
The opposition also rejected changes to Clause 84 on party primaries, maintaining that political parties should independently decide whether to adopt direct, indirect, or consensus primaries.
Opposition members said they would continue to pursue parliamentary measures to address their concerns.