US EditionNigeria: ADC Faults Senate's Rejection of E-Transmission of Results
The ADC says Senate’s rejection of electronic vote transmission and other reforms threatens election credibility and calls for overturning the decision to restore voter confidence.
- On Thursday in Abuja, the African Democratic Congress faulted the Senate's refusal to approve electronic transmission of results and voter-card downloads, Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary, said.
- Abosede Busayo Oluwaseun said continued use of BVAS and IReV undermines arguments against electronic transmission and that citing poor network coverage while retaining these tools is inconsistent.
- Senators voted to remove provisions that would have allowed electronic download of voter cards from the INEC website and reduced the election notice period from 150 days to 60 days.
- The ADC warned that rejection of electronic transmission threatens election credibility in Nigeria and urged Nigerians to resist the changes and call on the Electoral Act Conference Committee to overturn the decision.
- The Senate President explained on Wednesday that Godswill Akpabio refuted the claim the Senate rejected electronic transmission, saying Clause 60 was retained and final votes will be made available.
21 Articles
21 Articles
'Assault on Nigeria’s democracy’: Peter Obi slams Senate over rejection of e-transmission of results
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly criticised the Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results, describing the decision as a grave setback to Nigeria’s democracy and a deliberate attempt to undermine electoral credibility ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Obi’s Ex-Campaign DG Slams Senate Rejection Of E-Transmission Of Election Results
A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Akin Osuntokun, says the Senate’s rejection of electronic transmission of election results does not portend well for the growth of Nigeria’s democracy. Osuntokun, who recently joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), spoke on Friday in Lagos. He was reacting to the Senate’s decision to exclude electronic transmission of results from the Electoral Act Amendm…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
