Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- A civic organisation, Connected Advocacy, has criticised the Nigerian Senate's rejection of a proposed amendment mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results, describing the decision as "a betrayal of the Nigerian people that should be corrected."

This is contained in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday by the group's Executive Director, Israel Orekha, following their press briefing held in Benin City, Edo State.

Mr Orekha, who is also the South-south coordinator of the Youth Electoral Reform Project (YERP-Naija), said the amendment - already passed by the House of Representatives in December 2025 - is critical to restoring trust in Nigeria's electoral system.

He noted that young Nigerians ...