E-Transmission of Results: NASS Has Created Three Electoral Bodies – Shehu Sani

• “…All they are trying to do is simply to give the ruling party the opportunity to decide whether the result of election is released or not…”

Senator Shehu Sani has opined that the National Assembly has created three electoral bodies – INEC, NCC and itself – by its rejection of the electronic transmission of election results.

The former Senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate between 2015 and 2019 stated this in a radio current affairs programme in Osogbo during the weekend.

Shehu Sani, who expressed disappointment at the turn of events, noted that it was sad, unfortunate and tragic that the national assembly can be so divided on a very important issue.

According to him, “The national assembly is made up of politicians and elected public officials. It is wrong for us to have a law where they would be involved in deciding or approving whether election results should be released or not.

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“All they have done simply is that the ruling political party with dominance in the national assembly will decide whether results should be electronically announced or not.

“Another point we need to observe is that during elections, most of the lawmakers are back to their constituencies and it is not possible at that time to have a quorum in the national assembly for the purpose of approving whether election results.

“All they are trying to do is simply to give the ruling party the opportunity to decide whether the result of election is released or not.

“It is better the country does not operate electronic transfer of results than where the NCC headed by the appointee of the President and the national assembly headed by a politician from the ruling party dominating both chambers to decide the processes of an election. It is very wrong to have such a type.”

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