A standoff unfolded on Tuesday at the National Assembly complex in Abuja as former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, engaged in a heated exchange with police officers during an ongoing protest.
Amaechi joined demonstrators demanding the real-time electronic transmission of election results, a key issue that sparked public outrage after the Senate rejected the proposal in the ongoing electoral reform debate.
The protest, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” saw Nigerian youths gather in Abuja to push for what they described as credible elections and enhanced democratic transparency.
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi had also joined the protest a day earlier in solidarity with the call for electoral reforms.
The demonstration adds pressure on lawmakers to reconsider their stance on e-transmission of election results, amid rising national concern over electoral integrity.
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