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APC LAWMAKERS VOTE AGAINST ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTIONS RESULTS

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APC LAWMAKERS VOTE AGAINST ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTIONS RESULTS

It was a shocker to most Nigerians as APC Senators including those from the South, voted against electronic transmission of elections results by INEC.

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Sen. Kabiru Gaya,APC Senator, who was part of the process that led to the committee report which adopted the electronic transmission of elections results made a u-turn to the chagrin of Nigerians when the clause was put to vote on the floor of the Upper Chamber on Thursday.

 

Clause 52(3) of the electoral amendment bill, according to the report of the Senate Committee on INEC chaired by Gaya, stipulates that the electoral commission may transmit the results of the election.

 

“… the Commission may transmit results of elections by electronic means where and when practicable.”

 

However, this clause generated a furore during the Thursday plenary and was later amended after it was subjected to voting.

 

The rowdiness in the red chamber began when the Senate Deputy Whip, Sabi Abdullahi, proposed that the clause should be amended to: “The commission may consider electronic transmission provided the national network coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the Nigerian Communications Commission and approved by the National Assembly.”

 

Thereafter, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, moved that they vote on the amendment.

 

When put to vote, the resounding “nays” were louder than the “ayes” but Mr Lawan ruled in favour of the amendment.

 

This was countered by Akwa Ibom senator, Bassey Akpan, who moved that the clause be re-amended to the initial section as contained in the bill

 

Also dissatisfied by Mr. Lawan’s ruling, Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, called for a division, citing Order 73 of the Senate Standing Rule that allows for individual voting on an issue if a senator or senators disagree with the ruling of the Senate President.

 

All attempts to placate Mr. Abaribe to withdraw his point of Order was to no avail and the lawmakers were called upon one after the order and asked to vote verbally.

 

After the exercise, 52 senators, mostly of the All Progressives Congress (APC) including Senator Gaya voted in support of Abdullahi’s proposed amendment.

 

Invariably, Senator Gaya, the Chairman of Senate Committee on INEC, who presented the report adopting electronic transmission voted against it by saying no to Bassey’s call for the retention of the clause.

 

The amended bill, awaiting the President’s assent, now empowers the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Assembly “to determine the use (or not) of electronic transmission of results of elections”.

 

The bill seeks to repeal the 2010 Electoral Act and resolve issues to improve the electoral process, particularly in areas of voters’ accreditation, of electronic voting and electronic transmission of results from polling units.

 

All attempts to sign the bill during the eight assembly was frustrated by President Muhammadu Buhari, who said he failed to do so for fears of possible confusion and anarchy towards the build up of 2019 general election.

 

Meanwhile, the house of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy section on Friday because of the same bill. Reps believed to be Members of the PDP staged a walk out on the Deputy Speaker who held brief for the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Gbajabiamila who later surfaced before the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB),was presented for the third reading and was also adopted as 3% only was okayed for host communities.

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