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You Are Mischief Makers – Lawan Tells Accusers Of Electoral Act Manipulation

President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan says news of amended Electoral Act manipulation by the leadership of NASS, is untrue.

Gatekeepers News reports that Lawan described those behind the theory as mischief makers and rabble-rousers.

His made the comments following presentation of the report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabir Gaya on Wednesday.

There have been media reports to the effect that the clause on electronic transmission of results by INEC has been removed by the lawmakers.

Lawan maintained: “There are various allegations and insinuations that the leadership of the Senate and by implication, the National Assembly has some time tampered with the report of the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of both Chambers.

“Those accusing the leadership of the National Assembly are misinformed and they are mischievous and rabble routers.

“The report was being laid for the first time.”

“This is the decision of the Committee and it will be discussed and considered.

”This report has been presented here and if anybody feels anything strong, should lobby distinguished Senators to take his position rather than blackmail the leadership because my telephone line was published and in one day I received over 900 SMS messages, saying we have manipulated it. We didn’t.

“We have our procedures and lobbying is part of democracy.”

The INEC report is likely to be debated on Thursday 15, July.

Jesuwale Stephen

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