Nigerian youths are currently converging in Abuja for the “Occupy National Assembly” protest against the rejection of e-transmission of election results by the Senate.
The Lagos Times reports that there is heavy security presence at the scene, with personnel drawn from the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The demonstration is against the backdrop of the Senate’s position on the electronic transmission of election results.
The Lagos Times reports that the Senate on Wednesday reportedly turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, sub-section 3 of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make electronic transmission of election results compulsory.
At the time of filing this report, the protesters had begun their march from the Federal Secretariat, heading towards the National Assembly gate.
