Reps Raise Conference Committee For Harmonisation Of Electoral Bill

House of Representatives has constituted a Conference Committee on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill for harmonisation of areas of difference between the versions of the proposed legislation passed by both chambers of the National Assembly.

The development was contained in an internal correspondence dated Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from the clerk to the House, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, conveying the directive of the leadership of the House.

The spokesman of the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, in a statement said the conference panel is headed by the chairman, House Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Adebayo Balogun with Hons Fred Agbedi, Sada Soli, Ahmadu Jaha, Iduma Igariwey Enwo, Saidu Musa Abdullahi and Zainab Gimba as members.

“The committee is mandated to confer with its counterpart from the Senate with a view to harmonising the differing provisions of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill as passed by both Chambers, ahead of final passage by the National Assembly.

“The House of Representatives reiterates its commitment to advancing electoral reforms that strengthen transparency, credibility, and public confidence in Nigeria’s democratic process,” the statement reads.

The House had passed the bill in December, 2025 with clause 60(3) proposing mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) in real time, together with physical collation of results.

However, the Senate passed its version of the bill on Wednesday, rejecting a proposed amendment to Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022 which sought to make the electronic transmission of election results mandatory.