Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill to amend the 2022 Electoral Act by making electronic transmission of results mandatory.

The bill, sponsored by Francis Waive (APC, Delta), seeks to revisit the controversial electronic transmission of results that was rejected during the last review.

The House on Wednesday debated the general principle of the bill and passed it for second reading.

In 2021, the two chambers of the National Assembly passed the Electoral Bill with electronic transmission of election results generating the most controversy.

Proponents wanted the National Assembly to legally empower INEC with the responsibility to transmit election results electronically.

However, legisl...