A newly launched coalition of leading political activists in Nigeria, Movement for Credible Elections (MCE), has categorically rejected the decision of the National Assembly through the Senate to remove and refuse the mandatory electronic transmission of election results as proposed by the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026.
The action of the lawmakers is considered by MCE as a direct assault by the National Assembly to subvert the right of Nigerians to freely choose the leaders of their choice. “By rejecting the mandatory transmission of election results from the polling units and other critical clauses, the National Assembly has chosen opacity over transparency, manipulation over credibility, and elite conspiracy over the sovereign will of the people,” the statement read.
MCE believes that mandatory electronic transmission of results is not controversial, but a minimum safeguard against result tampering, ballot rewriting, and post-election fraud. “Any legislature that blocks it is openly defending a system that thrives on electoral corruption, stolen mandates and manufactured elections,” the coalition said.
The group has called on Nigerians to join the “Occupy NASS Protest” scheduled for Monday, 9th February 2026, in Abuja, to demand for credible elections in 2027. MCE also demands that the National Assembly immediately reinstate and pass the mandatory electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, and publicly account for those members who opposed this clause.
The coalition is led by eminent activists, including Comrade Ayuba Wabba, Dr Usman Bugaje, Barr Femi Falana, SAN, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Prof Pat Utomi, Dr Bilikisu Magoro, Amb Nkoyo Toyo, Comrade Shehu Sanni, and Comrade Ene Obi.
