Nigerian Senate has approved the conditional electronic transmission of electoral results.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Nigerian Senate, on Thursday approved the conditional electronic transmission of electoral results.
The approval comes after Senators voted publicly along party lines over section 52(3) of the electoral act amendment bill, which deals with the electronic transmission of poll results.
At the end of the voting, 28 legislators mostly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) voted for the original amendment in the report while 52 mostly from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) voted for the amendment as proposed by Senator Sabi Abdullahi.
The result of the votes means that INEC may consider electronic transmission provided the national network coverage is adjudged to be adequate, secured by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and approved by the National Assembly.
Before the voting, Gatekeepers News earlier reported that the Lawmakers in the upper chamber plunged into a rowdy session as they disagreed over the amendment of section 52(3) of the electoral act amendment bill.
The new amendment was sought by Senator Sabi Abdullahi from Niger state and seconded by Senator Ali Ndume.
The controversial amendment which immediately divided the lawmakers plunged the session into a rowdy one.
The Senate President who was unable to bring the chamber back to order called for a closed-door session.
However, the Senate minority leader, Senator Enyinaya Abaribe after the closed-door session called for a division challenging the Senate President’s ruling on clause 52(3) on electronic transmission.
Abaribe said he wants Nigerians to know who is voting for what.
Below is the compilation of the Senate voting for or against electronic transmission of election results (A few names still missing)
Robert Ajayi Boroffice YES
Surajudeen Basiru NO
Adenugba Fadahunsi YES
Clifford Ordia YES
Matthew Urhoghide YES
Francis Alimikhena NO
Kola Balogun YES
Ezekiel Ayuba NO
Abubakar Kyari NO
Gyang Istifanus YES
Senator Gyagung Ladi NO
George Sekibo YES
Ali Ndume NO
Opeyemi Bamidele NO
Biodun Olujimi YES
Mpigi Barinada YES
Betty Apiafi YES
Gobir Abdullahi NO
Abdullahi Danbaba NO
Philip Aduda YES
Chukwuka Utazi YES
Mohammed Goje NO
Danbaba YES
Yusuf Yusuf NO
Isa Shuaibu Lau NO
Mohammed Goje NO
Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed NO
Francis Onyewuchi YES
Yau Sahabi NO
Uba Sani NO
Danjuma La’ah YES
Kabiru Gaya NO
Ishaku Elisha Abo NO
Baba Kaita NO
Adamu Aliero NO
Yahaya Abdullahi NO
Yakubu Oseni NO
Isa Jibrin NO
Smart Adeyemi NO
Ibrahim Oloriegbe NO
Oluremi Tinubu NO
Solomon Adeola NO
Tanko Al-Makura NO
Godiya Akwashiki NO
Abdullahi Adamu NO
Musa Mohammed Sani NO
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi NO
Bima Enagi NO
Patrick Akinyelure YES
As announced by the Clerk of Senate and validated by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; 28 said Ayes, 52 – Nays, 28 were absent while 0 abstained. Although the total numbers of registered Senators are 109, only 80 votes were cast.
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