- Safiu Kehinde
The Senate is set to hold an emergency plenary sitting on Tuesday at 12:00 amid controversies surrounding the Electoral Act amendment bill.
The red chamber had earlier adjourned sittings until February 24 following its passage of the amendment bill last week.
However, the bill had since sparked public outrage over the alleged removal of clause for the mandatory transmission of election results electronically.
On account of the development. the Senate in an official notice dated Feb. 8, 2026, and signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, summoned all its members for the emergency meeting.
This, according to Odo, came under the directive of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
“I am directed by His Excellency, the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio…
“To inform all Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that an Emergency Sitting of the Senate has been scheduled to hold as follows: Date: Tuesday, Feb. 10 at noon.
“Venue: Senate Chamber. Distinguished Senators are kindly requested to note this Emergency Sitting date and attend. All inconveniences this will cause to Distinguished Senators are highly regretted.” The notice read.
This confirmation cane days after the Senate last Thursday adjourned plenary, following the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The adjournment was to allow lawmakers participate in the ongoing budget defence sessions by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) ahead of the final consideration of the ₦58.472 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill, scheduled for passage on March 17.
While the official notice did not state the reason for the emergency session, the timing strongly suggests a connection to the intense national controversy trailing the senate’s handling of key provisions in the Electoral Act amendment, particularly Section 60(3) which has to do with electronic transmission of results.