The President of the Senate Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has said the Senate voted for electronic transmission of election results with conditions in defence of Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted with immediate deployment or application of electronic transmission of election results.

The Senate had last week while considering the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, voted that “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may consider electronic transmission of results, provided the national coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the National Communications Commission (NCC) and approved by the National Assembly.”

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Lawan who spoke with newsmen at the weekend while on a constituency visit to his Yobe North Senatorial District said it was wrong to conclude that Senators who voted for electronic transmission with conditions did not like the results transmitted electronically.

He said the votes cast on either side of the subject matter cut across party lines and regional divides.


“When the majority of Senators voted against immediate application or deployment of electronic transmission of results from the polling units, to the ward, to the local government, states and federal, they didn’t say they do not believe in electronic transmission (of election results).


“All of us in the Senate, 109 of us, believe that at one point, our electoral process must deploy electronic transmission so that it eases and enhances the electoral process and give it more credibility and integrity.

“But you see, when you have not reached that stage where you could deploy the electronic transmission from every part of the country, then you have to be very careful. And no matter what anybody may say, you cannot have about 50 percent of Nigerian voters not participating or not getting their votes counted in elections and say it doesn’t matter, that we have to start the electronic transmission.

“We know the evils of not transmitting results electronically but compare the evils of electronically transmitting just half of the electoral votes from Nigerians and say you have elected a president with 50 percent only.


“And others have voted but their results or their votes could not be electronically transmitted. This is disenfranchising Nigerians and we are not going to support this kind of thing,” he said.


https://dailytrust.com/why-we-voted-for-e-transmission-of-results-with-conditions-lawan

Ok

We know the evils of not transmitting results electronically but compare the evils of electronically transmitting just half of the electoral votes from Nigerians and say you have elected a president with 50 percent only.

What is lawan saying... electronic transmission of results which comes with backup uploaded physical copy of INEC signed Voters summary sheet with copies pasted at pooling units where voters bore witness us the effective way to go.

What other fraud proof can beat that?..

Nigerians are saying INEC should have a real time upload of Polling unit results alongside uploaded copy of signed result sheet.

Nonsense talk from a traitor. Matsosai marasa amfani a mulki. Abeg, play me Rawar masoya by Sani Danja

Its still you guys up there,that will cry out years to come for e-transmission of votes.

Its only in nigeria, people sees good in every wrong when in power.but,crys out when they are no longer in power.

Bro Naptu2 dey look too.

Must be secured by NCC,approved by national assembly hmmm...who controls the head of those body?.
This is a clear case of giving someone a goat with the rope still in your hands...

Oyiboman69:
Secure be NCC,approved by national assembly hmmm...who controls the head of those body?.
This is a clear case of giving someone a goat with the rope still in your hands...

No be science rocket, na to fix micro card dat fill read from cloud.

Lalasticlala.

with or without e transmission of results , we shall vote ur party out

You are partially right but INEC shouldn't need national assembly approval before election results can be transmitted electronically,such clause will only make it impossible to transfer results electronically

Ruggedniggaone:
You are partially right but INEC shouldn't need national assembly approval before election results can be transmitted electronically,such clause will only make it impossible to transfer results electronically

Make I shake shekereh for una. Dem don remove Independence, make the law be like that of rep, when practically possible. Abi dem dey fear sey youth go win every election.

ogododo:


Make I shake shekereh for una. Dem don remove Independence, make the law be like that of rep, when practically possible. Abi dem dey fear sey youth go win every election.

when practically possible would have made lot of senses than seeking for the approval of national assembly when a lots of them will still vote against it

Ruggedniggaone:
when practically possible would have made lot of senses than seeking for the approval of national assembly when a lots of them will still vote against it

Na magomago Lawal and im broda wan do be that.

Simply because you guys are rubber ready to stamp anything.Why should an independent INEC needs NASS or NCC approval before it would decide to use digital technology to conduct elections here?

These guys are so backward in their thinking that you will wonder they are doing in an ever evolving technologically driven world.

Racoon:
Simply because you guys are rubber ready to stamp anything.Why should an independent INEC needs NASS or NCC approval before it would decide to use digital technology to conduct elections here?

These guys are so backward in their thinking that you will wonder they are doing in an ever evolving technologically driven world.

De mata taya me o.

Na dem go talk sey dem don build infrastructure every where, now when election come fowl yansh dey open.

Stupid argument meant only for zombies.