Page 3 - Shehu Koko News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Even in the Senate, members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and those of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were at each other’s throats on the practicability or otherwise of transmitting election results electronically, a development that made other important provisions in the bill less prominent during the debate. While most APC members supported legal backing for transmitting election results with a caveat, many PDP expressed reservations. The Drama at the Senate The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021was passed after a clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Red Chamber approved electronic transmission of results during elections provided that: “The national network coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secured by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and approved by the National Assembly.”

Abuja federal capital territorySamson itodoYiaga africaAliyu sabi abdullahiIdayat hassanAhmad lawanAbdul mahmudIbrahim zikirullahiToby okechukwuYahaya abdullahiEnyinnaya abaribeFemi gbajabiamilaAjibola basiruAlbert bassey akpanAttahiru jegaKingsley chinda