BREAKING: “SENATE U-TURNS ON ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: APPROVES WITH CONDITIONS”
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THE Senate has amended the Electoral Act to accommodate electronic transmission of election results, but with a caveat allowing manual alternatives in case of network failure.
Key Issues:
– _”The Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier decision on the Electoral Act amendment in which it had rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results.”_
– Conditional Approval : Electronic transmission allowed, but Form EC8A serves as primary means of result collation in case of internet failure.
– _”This amendment is to bring our laws to make it a replica of the wishes and aspirations of the people.”_ – Senator Tahir Monguno
– Not Mandatory : Amendment allows electronic transmission but doesn’t make it compulsory.
– _”The decision to rescind the Senate’s earlier rejection of electronic transmission was informed by the need for the Electoral Act to reflect the wishes of Nigerians.”_
With the latest amendment, the Senate has effectively admitted that its earlier version of the amendment was passed without a provision for electronic transmission of results.
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