“SENATE CLARIFIES: ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS NOT REJECTED”
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THE Senate has dismissed reports claiming it rejected electronic transmission of election results, saying the interpretation is misleading and the provision remains in the law.
Key Issues:
– _”The Senate did not remove electronic transmission from the law.”_ – Senator Godswill Akpabio
– Clarification : Senate President Akpabio insists electronic transmission provision remains, as it was in the previous Electoral Act.
– _”We have retained what was in the previous provision by way of amendment.”_
– *No Rejection*: Akpabio stresses the Senate didn’t reject electronic transmission, it’s still part of the law.
– _”This Senate under my watch has not rejected the electronic transmission of results.”_
– Context : Reports claimed Senate voted against mandatory electronic transmission of results from polling units to INEC’s IREV portal.
– Akpabio’s Interest : As a participant in the next election, Akpabio says it’s in his interest for electronic transmission to be done
The issue of electronic transmission of results has remained a sensitive and highly debated aspect of Nigeria’s electoral reforms since the 2023 general elections, with civil society groups and opposition parties consistently pushing for clearer and more explicit legal backing to strengthen transparency and public confidence in the electoral process.
Akpabio’s intervention was aimed at calming public concerns and correcting what he described as deliberate or careless misrepresentation of the Senate’s action on the bill, as the National Assembly continues work on amendments ahead of future elections.
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