Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- The House of Representatives has set up a conference committee to reconcile differences between its version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill and the one recently passed by the Senate.

This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson of the House, Akin Rotimi (APC, Ekiti) on Thursday.

According to the statement, the development, conveyed in an internal correspondence dated Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria, follows separate passage of the amendment bill by both chambers of the National Assembly.

The seven-member conference committee will be chaired by Adebayo Balogun (APC, Lagos) and includes Fred Agbedi (PDP, Bayelsa), Sada Soli (APC, Katsina), Ahmadu Jaha (APC, Borno...