{"id":194110,"date":"2026-02-09T10:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/protesters-occupy-national-assembly-over-e-transmission"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:36:06","slug":"protesters-occupy-national-assembly-over-e-transmission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/protesters-occupy-national-assembly-over-e-transmission","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Occupy National Assembly Over E-Transmission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerian youths are currently converging in Abuja for the \u201cOccupy National Assembly\u201d protest against the rejection of e-transmission of election results by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>there is heavy security presence at the scene, with personnel drawn from the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration is against the backdrop of the Senate\u2019s position on the electronic transmission of election results.<\/p>\n<p>the Senate on Wednesday reportedly turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, sub-section 3 of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make electronic transmission of election results compulsory.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of filing this report, the protesters had begun their march from the Federal Secretariat, heading towards the National Assembly gate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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