The Senate Minority Caucus clarified on Thursday that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results before passing the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, contrary to widespread media reports. “Since yesterday, the media has been awash with reports suggesting that the Senate rejected the electronic transmission of election results. “At the end of those retreats, everyone agreed that electronic transmission of results was the way to go. Following the submission of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters’ report, Abaribe said an Ad hoc Committee was constituted to further review the report. He reiterated that what the Senate passed was the electronic transmission of results in real time.

Source: Punch February 05, 2026 19:53 UTC