₦airaland Forum

'No network in 9 states’ – Akpabio justifies Senate decision on electronic transmission


Ahead of the 2027 election in Nigeria, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has justified the removal of mandatory electronic transmission of results from the amended Electoral Act.

DAILY POST reports that the Senate had last week removed mandatory e-transmission of election results from the legislation.

The Senate’s decision sparked controversy across the country with Nigerians, including opposition parties and the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, urging the lawmakers to reverse the decision.

Responding to the controversy during the launch of a book by former senator, Effiong Bob, titled ‘The Burdens of Legislators in Nigeria’, Akpabio blasted the critics, noting that it is the responsibility of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to determine the modality of elections.

While justifying the decision of the Senate, Akpabio noted that there is no network in nine states among the 36 states in Nigeria, due to insecurity.

He further asked Nigerians to direct their grievance to INEC, stating that the agency is responsible for deployment of technology.

Akpabio said, “Real-time transmission means that in over nine states where networks are not working because of insecurity, there will be no election results. Nationally, it means that if the national grid collapses and no network is working, no election results will be valid.

“But you see them talking. We even have a young man from Akwa Ibom who is publicity secretary to one of the parties. When you see him talking you will think he knows it all.

“He doesn’t know anything about lawmaking, and he would talk and talk and talk. But what can I say? I can’t answer. The Senate does not conduct elections, we don’t deploy technology, we only make laws. And INEC must apply the law.

“The timing scoop and modality rests with INEC, acting within the framework of the law enacted by the parliament and interpreted by the Supreme Court.”

press9jatv:
His justification is highly wrong here. The network in the 9 states can be fix. We are in the digital world.

Zionmdde:
But their are banks there

I forgot, those banks use ledger and post office to deliver debit and credit mails


Upon tinubu is the candidate all Nigerians are vying for, they are still afraid to conduct a simple free and fair election

press9jatv:
His justification is highly wrong here. The network in the 9 states can be fix. We are in the digital world.

iwaeda:
Akpabio is exposing the lies of APC, because everywhere has been built by Tinubu. At least the remaining 27 states have networks. E- transmission is mandatory.

immaculatesense:
I thought NYSC should have exposed some of you beyond your states and local government na.
Oh sorry, not all of your graduated from school or had opportunity to serve.
I served in Ebonyi state in Ezza North to be precise just a little less than 10 years ago and I can say authoritatively that there was no single bank in the who of Ezza North at the time. We had to go to Abaliki before we could make withdrawals. I knew how many kilometers we had to trek just to make a call, we couldn't even receive calls because there were no network. How will REAL TIME transmission of results walk in those areas? Or election should not hold in those areas abi?
So, if them ask you no, you go answer say banks dey all local government in Nigeria abi? Dey there.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

immaculatesense:
Go pass the law na. Mr Nairaland Lawmaker/Senator.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

Burob:
Don’t mind those cho cho insatiable wailers.

immaculatesense:
I thought NYSC should have exposed some of you beyond your states and local government na.
Oh sorry, not all of your graduated from school or had opportunity to serve.
I served in Ebonyi state in Ezza North to be precise just a little less than 10 years ago and I can say authoritatively that there was no single bank in the whole of Ezza North at the time. We had to go to Abaliki before we could make withdrawals. I knew how many kilometers we had to trek just to make a call, we couldn't even receive calls because there were no network . How will REAL TIME transmission of results work in those areas? Or election should not hold in those areas abi?
So, if them ask you no, you go answer say banks dey all local government in Nigeria abi? Dey there.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

immaculatesense:
Them wan manufacture E- uploads to reflect outrageous numbers that won't align with numbers accredited by BIVAS. If INEC come cancel those vote, them go use propaganda talk say INEC reduced their vote. They did the same in the last election, you will think Obi has won with their over 2 million votes they manufactured for him in Plateau if not for BIVAS, though they successfully got away with it in the South East has data of the election has shown.
Them think say them wise. We wise pass them.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

Zionmdde:
I have travelled Over 33 states in this country, so kindly sharrap. If government is committed to live transmission of results, they can effectively and efficiently achieve it

See the kind of grammar the so called graduate is releasing

Which school did you even graduate from?

10 years ago abi, why not go back there and find out the progress of communication networks.

immaculatesense:
I thought NYSC should have exposed some of you beyond your states and local government na.
Oh sorry, not all of your graduated from school or had opportunity to serve.
I served in Ebonyi state in Ezza North to be precise just a little less than 10 years ago and I can say authoritatively that there was no single bank in the whole of Ezza North at the time. We had to go to Abaliki before we could make withdrawals. I knew how many kilometers we had to trek just to make a call, we couldn't even receive calls because there were no network. How will REAL TIME transmission of results work in those areas? Or election should not hold in those areas abi?
So, if them ask you no, you go answer say banks dey all local government in Nigeria abi? Dey there.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

Burob:
Go & use your money to fix it, who is holding u back?

Burob:
Don’t mind those cho cho insatiable wailers.

immaculatesense:
Why hasn't it been fix since all these years from PDP administration when insecurity started?
Or
Why hasn't our National Grid been fix since all these years from PDP administration when it started collapsing?

What has not been fixed in almost 30 years should now be fixed in one year because one tribe has never been elected president and you want it badly either by hook or by crook.
Go fix am na.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

immaculatesense:
Why hasn't it been fix since all these years from PDP administration when insecurity started?
Or
Why hasn't our National Grid been fix since all these years from PDP administration when it started collapsing?

What has not been fixed in almost 30 years should now be fixed in one year because one tribe has never been elected president and you want it badly either by hook or by crook.
Go fix am na.

No Be Juju Be Dat?

immaculatesense:
It shows that you are immature by pointing out a minor typographic error 'you' turned 'your'.
If I were to pick yours out, you didn't use punctuation (period/full stop) where necessary in both first and second paragraphs of the response to mine. Should I also capitulate on that to conclude that you never graduated? Come off it boy. It's unnecessary.
Back to the point.
Let me oblige without conceding that the environment has developed positively. What about other environments that are worse that are worse than that? Should we neglect those ones too?

No Be Juju Be Dat?

Ofunaofu:
Burob, I want to ask: what is your problem with mandatory electronic transmission of election results from polling units?

Why are you vehemently against it?

Zionmdde:
But their are banks there

I forgot, those banks use ledger and post office to deliver debit and credit mails


Upon tinubu is the candidate all Nigerians are vying for, they are still afraid to conduct a simple free and fair election

Gajagojo:
The question is if we legislate for it and they come and say glitch
Do we cancel the election
I hope we can get a yes or no answer

Ofunaofu:
Leave that for INEC to determine