Amaechi Storms National Assembly, Demands Live Election Results

Patrick Isaac

Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers State Governor and ex+Minister of Transportation joined protesters at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Tuesday.

They demanded the Electoral Act amendment mandate real-time electronic transmission of election results.

The protest comes amid heated debates over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The key issue include whether the Independence National Electoral.Commission (INEC) must electronically transmit results live from polling units.

Some lawmakers push for keeping it optional, citing logistics and infrastructure woes.

Yet many Nigerians insist on making it mandatory to curb manipulation.

Protesters dismissed Senate clarifications on misinformation, demanding clear wording so INEC has no discretion in result transmission.