Tobi Adebayo
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday called for a closed session after an argument began over the mode of transmission of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Presenting the report of the Electoral Bill 2021, Chairman of Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabiru Gaya, said that “INEC may transmit results of elections by electronic means where and when practicable.”
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However, the Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, in his amendment to the aforementioned part of the report said: “The Commission may consider the electronic transmission of results provided that the national coverage as adjudged by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and approved by the National Assembly.”
This led to a heated argument, forcing Lawan to call for votes on the issue.
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