Some members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday walked out of the plenary to protest the move to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill.
Trouble began after Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive, moved a motion for the House to reverse its decision on the bill which was passed on December 23, 2025.
The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, had put the motion to a voice vote. While the “nays” were louder than the “ayes”, he ruled that the ayes had it, this led to the protest.
The Speaker afterwards called for an executive session, this was not to be as the Green Chamber was plunged into another rowdy session.
The lawmakers said their protest was over Clause 60(3) which deals with compulsory electronic transmission of results.
They stood firm and prevented the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, from continuing with the proceedings and the aggrieved members walked out of the plenary.
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