{"id":194155,"date":"2026-02-09T14:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/electronic-transmission-warning-protest-by-isaac-fayose"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:07:17","slug":"electronic-transmission-warning-protest-by-isaac-fayose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/electronic-transmission-warning-protest-by-isaac-fayose","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Transmission Warning Protest by Isaac Fayose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Businessman, Isaac Fayose, has said Monday\u2019s protest at the National Assembly complex is just a tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<p>A cross section of Nigerians stormed the complex on Monday morning to demand that the electronic transmission of election results be made compulsory.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Senate has issued several clarifications over reports that it rejected electronic transmission of results, the protesters insist that lawmakers must be explicit by including the phrase \u201creal-time electronic transmission\u201d in the proposed legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate on Sunday announced that it will hold an emergency plenary sitting on Tuesday to address the concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists at the scene of the protest, Isaac Fayose said the outcome of the emergency sitting would determine if the protest should continue.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe all know what happens in a collation room. A collation room is a room where you soak garri with water in the night and before you return in the morning, it has swollen up and turned to eba.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Nigerians to be happy, what we need is electronic transmission of results. They are already denying it. Let\u2019s wait till tomorrow. This one is just a warning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething that we spent close to a trillion to achieve, you want to throw it away just like that? It\u2019s like carrying our money and throwing it inside the gutter, no it can\u2019t happen like that.\u201d<\/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. Businessman, Isaac Fayose, has said Monday\u2019s protest at the National Assembly complex is just a tip of the iceberg. A cross section of Nigerians stormed the complex on Monday morning to demand that the electronic transmission of election results be made compulsory. 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