Na wah o! Senate no fit rest for dis country as dem dey face serious gbege over electoral act matter. Dem plan emergency plenary today, wey dey hot pass jollof rice!
Na for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Senate go gather again as dem dey feel di heat from everywhere. From activists wey dey vex, to youths wey don carry their leg waka reach National Assembly to shout say, ‘Our votes must count!’
Na wetin happen be say dem don remove di ‘real-time’ clause for electronic transmission for election results, and na here matter don turn pepper soup! Everybody don show am say dem no wan make dem gree for dis kind wahala again. Them feel say if dem no fix am, dem go need to face serious protest! E no go funny if election results no fit dey transmit sharp-sharp!
Senator Godswill Akpabio, wey be di President of di Senate, go dey lead di sit-down, but e no go easy for am since di Upper Chamber don lose two members recently. People no fit calm down as di anger dey rise like palm wine wey dey hot!
As di senators dey try cover their own side, dem dey receive calls wey pass ‘noise-maker’ as their personal numbers don leak online. Citizens dey call, dey shout at dem, say how dem wan sleep for night after wetin dem do. Some of dem even don switch off their phone, sabi say na serious gbege dem don land inside!
NLC don talk say if dem no restore di electronic transmission for results, dem fit start nationwide protest and election boycotts. E be like say dis time around, dem no dey take nonsense. Everybody dey keep their eyes on di matter.
Obi, wey be ex-presidential candidate, don join di party for protest too, dey shout say di lawmakers dey plan to weaken di democracy. Di crowd dey feel am as dem dey wave placards and dey chant songs, call for protection of democracy wey sabi say na wetin everybody need.
Activists dey vow say dem no go stop protest until di Senate do di right thing make everybody feel say election go dey free and fair. Dem dey talk say manual transmission don turn di election matter to wahala!
As di matter dey go on, civil society groups dey put pressure inside di National Assembly, call dem make dem take action in two weeks. If dem no do am, dem go hear word—serious word! Dem don dey warn di lawmakers say, ‘No be so we go allow you manipulate di system!’
The Nigerian Guild of Editors self don jump enter di matter, warn say di current situation dey cause big mistrust among di people. If dem no tighten di legislation, e fit go bad for di upcoming elections.
E be like say dis time around, everybody don stand to fight for di integrity of our votes. As dem gather for di plenary, di whole nation dey watch dem closely. Make dem no forget say, ‘Democracy go fit die if dem steal our votes!’
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