The Police Force, on Tuesday, fired teargas at protesters who stormed the National Assembly to express their grievances against the Senate’s approval of both electronic transmission and manual collation of election results in the ongoing Electoral Act amendment.
Naija News understands that the protesters gathered at the National Assembly gate but later tried to forcefully gain entrance into the complex, which propelled the Police to fire teargas canisters against them.
Following the confrontation, several of the protesters, including women, scampered for safety, leading to pandemonium at the National Assembly gate.
In the panic that ensued, an average-aged woman was reported to have fainted as a result of the gas she inhaled.
In other news, the House of Representatives on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session following a motion seeking to rescind the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, which was earlier passed by the chamber in December last year.
The controversy erupted as lawmakers reconvened for an emergency sitting dedicated to deliberations on electoral matters ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Presiding over the session, the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, commended members who travelled from outside Abuja to attend what he described as a crucial national assignment.
He said the sitting had a single agenda, the rescission and recommittal of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025.
Tension, however, flared when the Speaker put the question on rescinding the bill to a voice vote.
While many lawmakers shouted “nay,” Abbas ruled in favour of the “ayes” and struck the gavel, a move that triggered loud protests and a rowdy atmosphere on the floor of the chamber.
The development briefly disrupted proceedings as members voiced opposition to the ruling.
Following the uproar, the Speaker called for a closed-door meeting to restore calm and allow members deliberate further on the matter.