Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju on Tuesday expressed optimismthat former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and ex-KadunaState Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, would soon join the ongoing Occupy NationalAssembly protest. The demonstration follows the Senate’s passage of theElectoral Act 2022 Amendment Bill 2026 through a third reading, during whichlawmakers removed the phrase “real-time” transmission of election results fromthe bill. Although the Senate has issued several clarifications amidreports that it rejected electronic transmission of results, protesters remaindissatisfied. They insist that lawmakers must clearly and explicitlyinclude “real-time electronic transmission” in the proposed legislation. Several eminent Nigerians have already joined the protest atthe National Assembly. Reacting to the development, Adeyanju noted that individualswho previously mocked activists and allegedly sponsored thugs to attack themduring anti-government protests are now participating in the currentdemonstration. In a post on his social media page, Adeyanju wrote: “All thepeople that mobilized thugs to attack us and mocked us for protesting for yearsare now protesting. “We welcome them to the other side. Hoping Comrade Malamiand El-Rufai join soon.”
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