The Senate has constituted a 12-member committee to work with the House of Representatives on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill amid growing public controversy over the legislation.
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the composition of the committee on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session.
Akpabio said the committee would interface with its counterpart in the House to harmonise positions on the contentious provisions of the amendment.
Among the senators named to serve on the panel are Orji Uzor Kalu and Tahir Mungono.
AFRIPOST had reported earlier that the Senate on convened an emergency plenary session to deliberate on the controversial amendments to the Electoral Act, amid protests at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
The extraordinary sitting followed public outrage over the removal of provisions mandating the real-time electronic transmission of election results in the recently passed Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2026.
Early in the day, protesters gathered around the National Assembly, carrying placards and chanting slogans demanding the restoration of electronic transmission clauses and transparency in the amendment process.
Civil society groups, opposition parties, labour unions, youth organisations and other stakeholders have accused the National Assembly of weakening the integrity of future elections through the amendments.
The emergency session, presided over by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, commenced at about noon and was attended by serving members of the Upper Chamber.