Senate Summons Emergency Session For Tuesday

By Ayodele Oni

The Senate is due for an emergency session on Tuesday, according to the  President, Godswill Akpabio.

The development was disclosed on Sunday in a statement signed by the clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo.

Mr Odo explained that all senators are invited to attend the emergency plenary.

“The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has directed the reconvening of plenary for an emergency sitting on Tuesday, February 10th, 2026,” the statement read in part.

Mr Odo further noted that the emergency plenary will commence at 12:00 noon.

The Nigerian Senate has been embroiled in a controversy over a proposed amendment to the Electoral Act that would mandate the real-time electronic transmission of election results, which the Senate rejected last week.

Following the development, the Senate and  Akpabio in particular, faced widespread criticism over allegations that he had passed a motion contrary to what the majority of senators agreed on.

Former Senate President and National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, had said at a forum in Abuja that the Senate President could not speak on behalf of the ADC, adding that the party’s demand—and that of many Nigerians—was straightforward.

Mark pointed out that there was no need for lengthy explanations or justifications, stressing that all the ADC was asking for was for the National Assembly to pass the amendment with provisions for real-time transmission of results, and allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine its feasibility.

“The National Assembly should pass the law and let INEC complain if there is a problem,” Mark said, noting that neither INEC nor Nigerians are currently complaining about real-time transmission, but rather demanding greater transparency and credibility in elections.