The Nigerian House of Representatives has been embroiled in significant controversy and multiple rowdy sessions regarding the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, particularly concerning Clause 60(3) which governs the transmission of election results. These intense deliberations unfolded during emergency sittings convened specifically to address crucial electoral matters ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Initially, the House had approved a version of Clause 60(3) stipulating that presiding officers must electronically transmit results from each polling unit to the IREV portal, immediately after Form EC8A is signed and stamped. However, amidst escalating tensions and protests, the House rescinded this earlier decision. It subsequently adopted a version passed by the Senate, which introduced a caveat allowing for both electronic and manual transmission.

The newly approved Clause 60(3) states that while the presiding officer shall electronically transmit results to the IREV portal after Form EC8A is signed, a critical proviso is included: if electronic transmission fails due to communication issues, making it impossible to transmit the result, then Form EC8A, signed and stamped by the presiding officer and potentially countersigned by candidates or polling agents, shall remain the primary source for collation and declaration of the result. This dual-method approach has been a central point of contention.

The motion to rescind the earlier bill, which was passed on December 23, 2025, and recommit it for reconsideration, was sponsored by Hon. Francis Waive, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Business. He invoked Order Nine, Rule 6 of the House Standing Orders, explaining that a technical committee had identified inconsistencies and unintended consequences in previous provisions, necessitating further legislative intervention to ensure the electoral laws promote