Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, accompanied by his son, is presently at the National Assembly to protest against the Senate's decision to reject the real-time transmission of election results.
Amaechi is the second prominent member of the coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) to join the protest.
On Monday, Peter Obi, another presidential aspirant from the ADC, also participated in the protest, urging the National Assembly to permit real-time results transmission.
During the protest on Tuesday, Amaechi revealed that he invited his son, who is a medical doctor, to provide medical assistance to any protesters who may require it.
"There are people suggesting that we politicians advocate for protests while our children are abroad. Here is my first son, a medical doctor; I brought him here to treat anyone who gets injured," Amaechi stated.
As he spoke, his son, dressed in a black traditional outfit, was seen smiling.
Amaechi further expressed that it is crucial for leaders to set an example in significant protests and to include their families in such actions.
Addressing the matter at hand, he claimed that his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), opposes electronic transmission of election results due to fears of electoral defeat.
"It is essential for opposition parties, including the PDP and ADC, to rise and protest against the actions of a singular party," he added.
He questioned, "If we protest and it's said that the opposition has taken control, what is the APC doing? Aren't they the ones attempting to seize control? What are they scared of?"
Amaechi promised that opposition parties and civil society organizations will persist with the protests, regardless of whether Senate President Godswill Akpabio and President Bola Tinubu remain indifferent.
He compared the current state of living conditions to those during his eight years in the Buhari administration, remarking, "The situation is worse now than it was then. Under Buhari, even though there were plans to remove subsidies, we at least had better strategies for citizens."
This protest arose from widespread discontent regarding the Senate's choice to exclude a mandate for real-time electronic transmission of results from polling units amidst the ongoing amendments to the Electoral Act.
Earlier, the House of Representatives had passed a version of the bill requiring such transmission to be compulsory.
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