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Senate makes U-turn; adopts electronic transmission of election result
The Senate has bowed to public strain because it adopted the digital switch of election outcomes by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC).
The Senate on Tuesday, October 12, made a U-turn on the recently-passed Electoral Modification Invoice, whereby it had earlier rejected plans by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to transmit outcomes of elections electronically.
The choice of the Senate adopted the re-committal of some clauses of the Electoral Act 2010 to the Committee of the Entire.
The Senate, on the Committee of the Entire chaired by Dr Ahmad Lawan, amended Clause 52(2) of the Electoral Act Modification Invoice to learn: “Topic to part 63 of this Invoice, voting at an election and transmission of outcomes below this Invoice shall be in accordance with the process decided by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, which can embrace digital voting.”
Clause 87(1) of the Electoral Modification Invoice, which was additionally handed as really helpful states: ‘A political social gathering searching for to appoint candidates for elections below this Invoice shall maintain direct primaries for aspirants to all elective positions, which shall be monitored by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee.”
In July, the Senate rejected its Committee’s report, which had authorized digital transmission of results by INEC. The Home of Representatives, nonetheless, authorized it.
Barely three months after it adopted a decision rejecting digital transmission of leads to the Electoral Act 2016 (Modification) Invoice, 2021, the Senate bowed to strain in a face-saving transfer.
