The Obidient Movement Worldwide has threatened a mass protest against the National Assembly over the Senate’s rejection of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results.
The National Coordinator of the group, Yunusa Tanko issued the threat via a statement where the political group condemned the Senate’s decision, describing it as an attempt to sustain manual collation of election results under the 2022 Electoral Act.
Titled, ‘Obidient Movement Rejects Non-Passage of Electronic Transmission of Results, Calls for March to National Assembly’, the statement read partly, “The Obidient Movement vehemently condemns the Nigerian Senate’s recent decision to reject the mandatory electronic transmission of election results.
“This action, which retains a clause in the 2022 Electoral Act allowing for manual collation of results, is a deliberate and unforgivable act of electoral manipulation in preparation for the 2027 general elections.”
Continued, “This decision by the National Assembly represents a direct assault on the foundations of Nigeria’s democracy. By refusing to mandate the electronic transmission of results from polling units to the IREV, the Senate has chosen to institutionalise chaos and opacity, thereby eroding public trust in the electoral process.
“This action is a slap in the face of millions of Nigerians who have tirelessly advocated for greater transparency and accountability in our elections.”
Tanko called on Nigerians to join the group in a peaceful march to the National Assembly to press demand that both chambers convene an emergency sitting to revisit this critical issue and immediately pass into law the mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results to INEC’s IREV portal.
The statement however, contained no date of when the protest will be held.
