Peter Obi Heads Protest at NASS Amid Electronic Transmission Controversy

Peter Obi, a well-known member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has joined repeated demonstrations at the National Assembly in Abuja against the Senate’s refusal to require the electronic transmission of election results.

Demonstrators reportedly stormed the National Assembly on Monday morning in protest at the Senate’s action.

Speaking at the protest site, Obi criticized the Senate’s stance on the electronic transmission of election results and urged senators to permit the election process to continue unhindered.

“Leave the election to proceed as it normally would,” Obi stated. We will accept the outcome, no matter what it is. Why create misunderstandings after the procedure?

Pro-democracy campaigners and young Nigerians gathered outside the National Assembly’s entrance for the “Occupy National Assembly” demonstration, which was organized in response to the Senate’s decision to deny e-transmission of election results.
A significant security presence was reportedly drawn to the event, with members of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, or NSCDC, stationed to keep the complex under control.

The demonstrators are arguing that electronic transmission is essential to Nigeria’s electoral process’s integrity, transparency, and public trust, and they are requesting that the National Assembly reevaluate its stance on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill’s e-transmission clause.

The protest was still calm as of the time this story was filed, and security personnel were keeping a careful eye on things there.