The 10th Senate has announced that it will hold an emergency plenary sitting tomorrow Tuesday.
The announcement, which was made yesterday in an statement signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, indicated that all senators have been kindly requested to attend the emergency plenary sitting. “The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has directed the reconvening of plenary for an emergency sitting on Tuesday, February 10th 2026”, the statement read.
The emergency sitting, Odo announced, will commence at 12 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon.
This follows the Senate’s February 4 rejection of a proposed amendment for mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act.
Recall that the Senate passed the Electoral Bill 2026 following hours of robust debate, but it rejected a proposal to mandate real-time electronic transmission of election results while approving significant reforms to election timelines, penalties for electoral offences and voting technology.
At the centre of the controversy was Section 60, which governs the transmission of polling unit results. Senators voted down a recommendation by the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters that would have compelled presiding officers to upload results to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal in real time.
The rejection sparked widespread criticism from activists like former minister, Oby Ezekwesili and groups such as Afenifere for undermining electoral transparency ahead of 2027 polls.
Tuesday’s session at the Senate could lead to reconsidering the amendment amid the public outcry and legal challenges.
