The Nigerian Senate has announced an emergency plenary sitting slated for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 12 noon, in a decisive move aimed at clearing a procedural bottleneck threatening the finalisation of the Electoral Bill.
Credible parliamentary sources say the extraordinary session is expected to formally adopt the Votes and Proceedings of the February 4 sitting, during which the long-awaited Electoral Bill was passed. Without this formal adoption, the Conference Committee mandated to harmonise the Senate’s version of the bill with that of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) cannot legally commence its work.
The emergency recall aligns with growing public pressure urging the Senate to cut short its recess and conclude this critical national assignment, given the bill’s far-reaching implications for Nigeria’s electoral credibility and democratic reforms.
Observers and civil society groups are now keenly watching Tuesday’s sitting, with many hoping the adopted Votes and Proceedings will clearly reflect the Senate’s approval of electronic transmission of election results, as earlier hinted by some senators during debates.
If concluded as expected, the move could finally set the stage for swift harmonisation, transmission to the President, and a major milestone in Nigeria’s electoral reform journey.
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