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Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by CharleyBright(m): 5:59pm On Feb 08
Godswill Akpabio is the most useless and spineless Senate President Nigeria has ever had.
I don't know what Tinubu is using to squeeze him and hold him by the balls to make him turn Zombie, but whatever it is must be strong.
If Tinubu sends a bill to National Assembly today that Nigeria should be sold, honestly Akpabio will rubber stamp it. The man unbelievably and comically daft.
He is not just rubber stamping all manner of things Tinubu sends to him, he is also stupidly defending them and making Nigerians wonder if he actually have something upstairs.
The man is a total disgrace to his people.
Bukola Saraki was the last Senate President with balls Nigeria had.
God forbid having him as Senate President again.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Amumaigwe: 6:06pm On Feb 08
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?
You people are utterly shameless.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Amumaigwe: 6:10pm On Feb 08
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?
10 years after, digital penetration has improved tremendously. 112m active internet subscribers and you doubt the ability of INEC to do electronic transmission? Bros wake up
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Sibrah: 6:11pm On Feb 08
See lies o. Akpabio na liar.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Amumaigwe: 6:19pm On Feb 08
Putindbutt:
No peace for Bitter people and Election losers...
With this information, what's your point?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 6:38pm On Feb 08
Amumaigwe:
10 years after, digital penetration has improved tremendously. 112m active internet subscribers and you doubt the ability of INEC to do electronic transmission? Bros wake up
Wake up?
Wake up to know that there are still some rural areas in the north and south where there are no network/internet connections?
That those people will be disenfranchised as their votes will not count since it didn't meet up with the criterion that "election results MUST be posted from POLLING UNITS in real time?"
Please tell me again, "What should I wake up from?"

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by DatNiggaDaz:
grin grin

This is too damn funny.

Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 6:40pm On Feb 08
Amumaigwe:
You people are utterly shameless.
Where is the shame?
That APC started government just ten years ago and u people want to put all the blames in Nigeria maladministration over time both military and civilians on them?
Please tell me again, "Where is the shame?"

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by adekolaelect(m): 6:43pm On Feb 08
Ofunaofu:
Leave that for INEC to determine
But you can't leave the mode of transmission of results to INEC? Oga the point Akpabio made was valid . What was the outcome of Waec and jamb e examinations then . Can you remember what happened for just only Exam for view students compared to the whole country election. The logic of transmission of results should be left to INEC in order not to expose its mechanism to the Attackers and elections manipulator . It will happen one day but my opinion is that it is too early BCS we lack infrastructures and Technology to manifest it.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 6:48pm On Feb 08
Zionmdde:
You were the immature person here, talking about graduating and service. When if I ask you now, you obviously have not touched up to 10 states .

I have told you before, if government is committed to a live transmission of results, they will achieve it. Where there is no network Nigerians who voted in that polling unit will obviously know the closest place network can be accessed and will be willing to escort the electoral officer to that place, which obviously won't even be up to 2km

So according to a graduate like you, we rather continue with failure than to seek a major change.
You are not up to date with the proposals of the obidients. Now I see.
2km from the polling unit? Did you know the meaning of "In real time?" or "upload FROM the polling unit?" Deal with that clause first before u start with this ur 2km.

To the issues.
In 2023, INEC promised heaven and earth on the BIVAS. When it had a glitch, you people didn't spare them for the other good things. You rubbished everything, blamed the INEC chair, and the then president. What was INEC's fault? They OVER PROMISED.

NOW.
You want the government to over promise that they can deliver so that when it fails again you people will have something to capitulate on to alleged rigging. E no go work.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by ogododo(op): 6:54pm On Feb 08
Dem wan do ojoro
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 7:01pm On Feb 08
press9jatv:
network can be fix before we enters 2027 election. Talk with wisdom here. You are just displaying your ignorance and hypocrisy here.
Mr "Not a Rocket science.'
Tell us what you know ooo that governments for over sixty years do not know on how to solve the network problems within few months.
Show us your propaganda magic.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 7:04pm On Feb 08
Hedonisco:
How brain damaned do you have to be to talk about the PDP that left power 11 years ago? You people are despicable.
So, we should excuse PDP and put all the blames on APC because you hate them abi? Is that how it works? So, if another party enter in few years time make we no talk of APC again ba, make we put all the blames on the new party in government?
Where did you keep your sense?

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Zionmdde: 7:04pm On Feb 08
immaculatesense:
You are not up to date with the proposals of the obidients. Now I see.
2km from the polling unit? Did you know the meaning of "In real time?" or "upload FROM the polling unit?" Deal with that clause first before u start with this ur 2km.

To the issues.
In 2023, INEC promised heaven and earth on the BIVAS. When it had a glitch, you people didn't spare them for the other good things. You rubbished everything, blamed the INEC chair, and the then president. What was INEC's fault? They OVER PROMISED.

NOW.
You want the government to over promise that they can deliver so that when it fails again you people will have something to capitulate on to alleged rigging. E no go work.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Nothing like obidients here, what is right is right, what is fair is fair
For your info, there is nothing like real time in reality. There is always a lag, even the live football you watch has a lag.
Real time transmission means the voters get to witness the results the electoral officers showed them being uploaded and the voters are able to view their results immediately they are uploaded. Does it matter if it is done a km away from the polling unit?

How human beings like you oppose something so transparent needs to be studied. Or don't you guys like progress at all ?
Na wa ooo
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 7:07pm On Feb 08
brain54:
You have never heard of star link network before...


The excuse Akpabio is giving is not permissible. If results can be transmitted in 90% or at least 80% of the country then it should be given a trial and improved upon with time. It's not compulsory it covers 100%. Laws are supposed to be adaptive to personalized conditions. And room can be made for contingencies.


Akpabio's Senate is just making excuses or just doesn't have the will power to do the electronic transmission thing.

No be juju be that?
Seems you are new to this starlink of a thing. Something I use at work daily.
Do you know the technology behind it? Do you know the controversy behind its data storage and info access.
If manipulation take place now, una go talk say na APC lobbied Elon Musk.

Shouting STARLINK up and down like a newbie.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by BelieveAfrica: 7:09pm On Feb 08
Network is not working in 9 states due to insecurity, but bandits are posting their activities online in those states and contacting the families of their victims to pay ransom through phones...
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Hedonisco: 7:13pm On Feb 08
immaculatesense:
Wake up?
Wake up to know that there are still some rural areas in the north and south where there are no network/internet connections?
That those people will be disenfranchised as their votes will not count since it didn't meet up with the criterion that "election results MUST be posted from POLLING UNITS in real time?"
Please tell me again, "What should I wake up from?"

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Stop supporting nonsense. Imagine using 10 years ago as benchmark for your retrogressive ideas.

Besides, it is better to disenfranchise a few in order to endure a credible process. If I had my way, only people with WAEC/NECO and above will be allowed to vote. We can't keep being held back by illiterates who happen to be the ones who make it possible for misfits like Buhari and Tinubu to sneak into power.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 7:17pm On Feb 08
Zionmdde:
Nothing like obidients here, what is right is right, what is fair is fair
For your info, there is nothing like real time in reality. There is always a lag, even the live football you watch has a lag.
Real time transmission means the voters get to witness the results the electoral officers showed them being uploaded and the voters are able to view their results immediately they are uploaded. Does it matter if it is done a km away from the polling unit?

How human beings like you oppose something so transparent needs to be studied. Or don't you guys like progress at all ?
Na wa ooo
Fool's paradise is what I see here.
The fact that we know that there is global warming, why can't the UN and other superpowers should shut down all the industries emitting carbons all over the world and see whether e no go hurt everyone. Because they are aware of that, they are phasing it out little by little

The fact that we want out election to be perfect, doesn't mean that we should put all the woods into fire once na.
There was a glitch on the IREV in the last election, let's solve that first, that will be a progress. We need to one thing and succeed first before trying another one. That is logic and not emotion.

On your lag.
You want to compare traveling 2km to a lag of few seconds?
Upload d real time from the polling unit means that it has to show on the IREV and the voter will confirm it before the presiding officer will leave the polling unit and call the election over.
Go study the debates and come back abeg.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by brain54(m): 7:17pm On Feb 08
immaculatesense:
Seems you are new to this starlink of a thing. Something I use at work daily.
Do you know the technology behind it? Do you know the controversy behind its data storage and info access.
If manipulation take place now, una go talk say na APC lobbied Elon Musk.

Shouting STARLINK up and down like a newbie.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
What is the technology behind it that you can't state here...?

How does controversy affecting data storage affect transmission of election results?

You are talking without any basic concrete facts or knowledge.


Just excuse and more excuses!
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 7:21pm On Feb 08
Hedonisco:
Stop supporting nonsense. Imagine using 10 years ago as benchmark for your retrogressive ideas.

Besides, it is better to disenfranchise a few in order to endure a credible process. If I had my way, only people with WAEC/NECO and above will be allowed to vote. We can't keep being held back by illiterates who happen to be the ones who make it possible for misfits like Buhari and Tinubu to sneak into power.
So, people who are not educated but grow your tomato, carrot, pepper etc do not matter ba? Now I see how myopic you are. Even the UD cannot pass that as an electoral law. It means you are disenfranchising over 60% of our people and promoting Bureaucracy and not democracy that gives everyone equal right and freedom irrespective of class.
THAT IS MYOPIC AMD SO LOW OF YOU.

NO BE JUJU BE DAT?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by immaculatesense(m): 7:23pm On Feb 08
brain54:
What is the technology behind it that you can't state here...?

How does controversy affecting data storage affect transmission of election results?

You are talking without any basic concrete facts or knowledge.


Just excuse and more excuses!
You don't know how technology works and I can't be taking the stress to delve into that. Just leave the topic. Simple.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Zionmdde: 7:24pm On Feb 08
immaculatesense:
Fool's paradise is what I see here.
The fact that we know that there is global warming, why can't the UN and other superpowers should shut down all the industries emitting carbons all over the world and see whether e no go hurt everyone. Because they are aware of that, they are phasing it out little by little

The fact that we want out election to be perfect, doesn't mean that we should put all the woods into fire once na.
There was a glitch on the IREV in the last election, let's solve that first, that will be a progress. We need to one thing and succeed first before trying another one. That is logic and not emotion.

On your lag.
You want to compare traveling 2km to a lag of few seconds?
Upload d real time from the polling unit means that it has to show on the IREV and the voter will confirm it before the presiding officer will leave the polling unit and call the election over.
Go study the debates and come back abeg.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
So you call 2023 election scenario, a little glitch?
See the kind of person am even arguing with. Waste of energy.

Swerve abeg
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by brain54(m): 7:26pm On Feb 08
immaculatesense:
You don't know how technology works and I can't be taking the stress to delve into that. Just leave the topic. Simple.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
I don't know how technology works...

Are you serious right now. You made an outrageous claim you can't even defend. Now you are running away.

I don't have to know how technology works to use it. I don't have to know how my smart phone works. I only have to know how to operate it. What have you taken time to delve in so far?

Excuses and more excuses. You don't know what you are saying. Don't worry you are excused.

I thought I was even arguing with a sane person!
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Usmanovic95(m): 7:37pm On Feb 08
So people in those states are not Nigerians and don't deserve the luxury of enjoying a good network?
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Oracleee: 7:38pm On Feb 08
Burob:
Go & use your money to fix it, who is holding u back?
The most sensible guy on nairaland as spoken again. Alongside muyico, salewa97 helinues yarimo. Jokes on who birthed y'all.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by commoditiesnig(m): 7:42pm On Feb 08
Lol.. do you know how often Banks networks go down - we IT team call it Network downtime. Year back I worked with an Internet provider that provided network to Banks and corps. Ditto with Telcos with network and internet down atimes.

I’ve said it repeatedly Nigeria haven’t yet gotten to full Network/security level that will assure 💯 uptime.

Zionmdde:
But there 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
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by press9jatv(m): 7:44pm On Feb 08
immaculatesense:
Mr "Not a Rocket science.'
Tell us what you know ooo that governments for over sixty years do not know on how to solve the network problems within few months.
Show us your propaganda magic.

No Be Juju Be Dat?
we are in the digital age, network issues can be solved in 8 months. Stop displaying your hypocrisy here.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by amazingspiderma: 7:46pm On Feb 08
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?
With your NYSC achievement, you forgot that Opay, Palmpay, Moniepoint has filled those gaps.


Update yourself please.
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by Elusive001: 7:49pm On Feb 08
Zionmdde:
But there 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
You want make dem defeat am again? Dey play
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by peleson1: 7:51pm On Feb 08
ogododo:
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.”

https://dailypost.ng/2026/02/08/no-network-in-9-states-akpabio-justifies-senate-decision-on-electronic-transmission/


https://x.com/i/status/2020516692351222027
SpaceX is everywhere

Look for another lie to say
Re: No Network In 9 States’ – Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision by destinychildolu(m): 8:18pm On Feb 08
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?
How is APC doing E- registration in those places?
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