Electoral Act Clash: Peter Obi, Protesters Storm National Assembly as Senate Backtracks on “Real-Time” Results0

• GOVERNANCE, POLITICS
• February 11, 2026

The National Assembly became the epicenter of a heated political standoff on Wednesday as hundreds of protesters, led by Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, besieged the complex to demand the mandatory “real-time” electronic transmission of election results. The demonstration, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” was triggered by a controversial move by the Senate