A leading presidential aspirant of African Democratic Congress (ADC) Peter Obi, on Monday, joined protesters at the National Assembly complex in Abuja under the banner of the #OccupyNationalAssembly movement. The protest follows the Senate’s passage of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026, in which lawmakers removed the phrase “real-time” transmission of election results during the third reading of the bill. Although the Senate has issued several clarifications denying that it rejected electronic transmission of election results, protesters insist that the proposed legislation must explicitly mandate real-time electronic transmission. He called for real-time electronic transmission of results to be clearly enshrined in the law. Aside Obi, members of civil society organisations, opposition ADC supporters, and women’s groups were also present at the protest.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 09, 2026 11:48 UTC