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Even as a buhari supporter, I know this is a junk journalism.
The only reason buhari is not signing this is simple:
The time frame is too short.

When el-rufai used it, it was the same lawmakers and senators that were saying Nigeria is not ripe for an electronic voting.

Now, when it is late, and easy for them to manipulate, we are ripe. But alas, e no dey happen

FearGodinall:
Agent of darkness that doesn't want to improve and as well others grow, are you aware that you analogue thing who always stand in the path of progress,who takes pleasure when things goes awry has rejected this bill the third time, which shows that it doen't start over night as you insinuated. Is about Nigeria and the future of Nigerians.

bro but y now ? Wat r dey been looking since all this while ? They v hidden agenda with it.

Gutter journalism.No facts..smh

Our source, the source, impeccable source , by the source....

Fake source, fake news ....

Cock and bull stories from incompetent journalist. What concerns Nigerian president and Russian counterpart. Anyway we already have a failed stated and economy, so he who is down fears no fall.

Could this be part of the Dubai trip. Just saying..

STUIPID LAW BREAKER call themselves Law makers........ Awon Ole. why now?

Leadership editors approved this story to be published?

This rag actually thinks we are all stupid or something. The world over technology has replaced manual process for efficiency and credibility. Goal line technology and VAR reviews have totally eliminated errors and manipulation of football matches. Elections in Nigeria are fraught with rigging. Just take a look at the sham we had in Edo, Ekiti and Osun and tell me again we don't need technology in our elections

Must we continue on the path of ballot box snatching, electoral violence and outright rigging just so we can win fraudulent. If the government in power believes they have done well, there is no need to fear accurate electoral result. The refusal to sign shows those in power have plans on making sure they win the upcoming polls fraudulently. Why should people even bother to vote in this situation

The reason the president gave isn't ok with me as he had countless opportunities to sign this bill several months ago and kept finding reasons to refuse. Now he is claiming it is too close to the election. The truth is he doesn't want electoral credibility and we should ask why

Sign the bill and stop giving us excuses on why you shouldn't sign it, how can the lifeless one contact Putin, is like an insult to Russian Federation.

Na fear the man dey fear

adekennis:
Bro this is not beer parlour talk..It's a confirmed story..I swear down I've heard this story 2 months before now.

Forget the gist he doesn't want to sign nothing like hacking, he still will not get away with it, he must leave next year , bill signed or not

Lies for idiots, generated by lazy idiots.

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odiks:
Indications emerged yesterday as to why President Muhammadu Buhari refused to append his signature on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill last Friday.

LEADERSHIP investigations revealed that the president took the decision not to sign the bill when it was discovered that some unscrupulous Nigerians had perfected plans to tamper with results of the 2019 general elections with the help of a new technology they had acquired which they would have used to distort the functioning of the electronic voter machine.

These individuals, it was also learnt, had taken their plan a notch higher by engaging the services of a Russian firm to hack into the electoral system in order to manipulate the results in favour of their clients.

Our usually impeccable source further disclosed that President Buhari declined assent because under the new electoral bill, electronic voting and transmission of results are mandatory, a situation that could have, with the hacking arrangement, vulnerably exposed the 2019 electoral process to manipulation.

According to the source, when President Buhari got wind of the sinister plot, “he quickly contacted his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, who assured him that he would ensure that no rogue elements would find the space in Russia to interfere with Nigeria’s elections in 2019”.

It was also gathered that some politicians have already entered into a contract with Cambridge Analytica, a British IT consulting firm, for the management of their political campaigns, among other services. The plan, our source added’ is to use the consultancy firm “to reach out to other ‘hacktivists’ (subversive users of computers and computer network to promote political agenda) in UK, Russia and others”.

LEADERSHIP recalls that the IT consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, had in recent past been accused of using the personal data of millions of Facebook users to influence how people vote in many countries. Following a report early this year that a former employee of Cambridge Analytica, Christopher Wylie, had told British lawmakers how an Israeli spy firm, ‘Black Cube,’ was “engaged to hack into Buhari accounts to get access to his medical records and private emails,” the federal Government in April this year commenced a probe into the revelation.

It was reported that the federal government is also probing the report which suggested that the consulting firm that combines data mining, brokerage and analysis with strategic communications for electoral process, manipulated Nigeria’s 2007 elections by organising campaigns to weaken the chances of opposition parties. Cambridge Analytica had earlier been reported to have been hired by an unnamed Nigerian billionaire to support the re-election of a former Nigerian president in the 2015 polls.

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu had reacted then saying “Nigerians deserve answers from the PDP, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica on how and why they improperly obtained and used data to interfere in Nigerian elections.

“An investigation should help to determine if there is a linkage between the various killings and maiming that have characterised our elections since 2007 and the misinformation activities of the Cambridge Analytica. Such investigation will also help President Buhari to achieve his wish to leave a legacy of improved elections”, Shehu added

It was also reported on March 28, 2015 that the INEC website was hacked by a group calling themselves the ‘’Nigerian Cyber Army’’. In a statement posted on INEC’s website- www.inecnigeria.org, the group replied however that they hacked and took control of the website to protect results from being manipulated by anyone, through any means. They also claim to be protecting the rights of Nigerians to elect their leaders.

Confirming the hacking through its Twitter handle, @inecnigeria, INEC said, “We are aware of the recent hack of our @inecnigeria website, we are currently investigating this incident #NigeriaDecides”

While pre-empting the situation as well as making provision to tackle possible interference in the 2019 polls, chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on January 30, this year, said that although the 2019 election results shall be announced electronically, the physical copies of results of the elections would be given to party agents.

President Buhari had last Friday declined assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill 2018, citing impending confusion that would pervade the 2019 elections if the bill is signed into law as reason for not signing the bill. Major high points of the Bill include the use of card readers and other electronic devices in the conduct of elections.

Invariably, Sections 49 and 52 of the Electoral Act, 2010 was amended and reviewed, to allow INEC use card reader to authenticate voters’ card, use total number of voters authenticated with card reader as actual figure of voters that voted in that unit, and transmit the votes electronically.

Section 153 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) gives power to INEC to issue regulations, guidelines or manuals for the conduct of any elections in the country. Electoral Act, 2010 draws inspirations from Section 153 (1) (f) and Third Schedule Paragraph F. 15(f) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). An example of this is Guidelines and Regulations for the 2015 General Elections.

Supporters of President Buhari have described the Electoral Act amendment bill controversy as unnecessary distraction to blackmail the President into signing the law with his eyes closed. According to them, the new Electoral Act amendment bill is like a landmine laid on the path of the president by the PDP-led National Assembly, despite the fact that the president has unambiguously explained his reasons for not assenting to the Electoral Act.

They argued that the Act is fraught with dangers which, if ignored, could create chaos and confusion during the 2019 elections.

In recent survey of views conducted by our sister publication, LEADERSHIP Weekend, some lawyers had warned that since INEC neither budgeted for the use of card reader in the recently approved budget to conduct election nor trained officials for the use of the electronic device all this while, the use of card reader in view of 2015 experience in the country is enough to discard any idea of its use anywhere in the country for the conduct of the 2019 elections.

The use of card reader they held, requires INEC officials at the end of voting process to compare the number of voters verified by the card reader with the number of accredited voters, and total votes cast for consistency, which led to avalanche of conflicting judgements in the court after the 2015 elections.

Besides, they said it is fraught with abuses and is easy to manipulate the electoral system since the election officials have not been properly trained in the use of the technological device to authenticate and transmit results.

Presidential Candidates Back Decision

Meanwhile, the Forum of Presidential Candidates has endorsed President Buhari’s refusal to assent to the controversial Electoral (Amendment) Bill.

After a consultative meeting they convened yesterday to review recent developments in the polity, the 40 presidential candidates, who are members of the forum, said that they supported President Buhari’s action because “the time is obviously inauspicious to tinker with the Electoral Bill, especially when the process leading to the 2019 general elections is fully on course.”

In a statement signed on their behalf by the presidential candidate of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, Alhaji Shitu Mohammed Kabir and his Movement for the Restoration of Democracy counterpart, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad, the presidential candidates said their earlier position had been vindicated that the amendment bill contained “deliberate hurdles” capable of derailing the forthcoming general elections.

The statement reads in part: “Our position is premised on the fact that we see stumbling blocks against a free and fair election next year. To be specific, the Amended Electoral Bill which stipulates electronic verification of voters and transmission of results will deliberately disenfranchise many voters, especially in the rural and remote areas of the country owing to obvious constraints of power supply and internet connectivity.

“The time left for the 2019 elections is too short for INEC to recruit relevant staff and give them adequate training. We also think that the electoral body may not be in a position to respond fast enough in cases where the electronic devices malfunction. The constraints and impediments of time and resources in difficult terrains will deliberately deny many local communities the opportunity to vote.”

The presidential candidates said they suspect that those asking President Buhari to sign the amendment bill have a sinister design to derail the electoral calendar.

“We suspect a hidden agenda if the electoral umpire is forced to adjust its programme to accommodate the personnel, budget and other logistics in the guise of abiding with the provisions of the amendment bill”, they said.

Last week, the forum had filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja, where it prayed the court to stop Buhari from signing the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018.

The three plaintiffs, Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, Allied Peoples Movement and Movement for Restoration and Defence of Democracy, joined the Senate president, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, INEC chairman and the Attorney-General of the Federation ad Minister of Justice as defendants.

https://leadership.ng/2018/12/10/untold-story-of-pmbs-refusal-to-sign-electoral-amendment-bill/

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Buhari is a terrorist/dulllard

IN CASE YOU (OR THEY) HAVE FORGOTTEN...
In case you have forgotten.

Adebato Shittu was prevented from contesting for the governorship ticket of APC in Oyo State because of NYSC certificate. But he is still Minister of the Republic. As far as APC and Buhari are concerned, you don't need NYSC to become a minister.

In case you have forgotten.

Babachir Lawal was sacked as Secretary to the Government of the Federation for sundry abuse of office by awarding contracts to his own firms. He is today a KEY member of Buhari Second Term Campaign team.

In case you have forgotten.

Godswill Akpabio had case with EFCC and his wife even admitted to PUNCH Newspaper that they used to fear that every knock at their gate was from EFCC operatives. The former Akwa Ibom governor is now at peace. The kind of 'peace' APC gives you when you decamp.

In case you have forgotten.

By law, Governor Kayode Fayemi was not qualified to contest for governorship of Ekiti State having failed to resign his ministerial appointment at the time stipulated by the Law. But he got away with. APC is in power. Members are above the law.

In case you have forgotten.

Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, former Finance Minister, queried why Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation, would fork out $6m as "local legal fees" for the Abacha Loot. Malami got away with it. Some said that was part of what 'nailed' Adeosun.

In case you have forgotten.

A businessman accused the Chief of Staff to the President if duping him to the tune of N390m for contracts that never came. Businessman was arrested but EFCC has successfully killed the case.

I can go on. Any time they say they are fighting corruption, remind them of these.

I repeat: sell Buhari and market him for second term. You are free. It is within your rights. But stop insulting our intelligence with his anti-corruption 'feats'.

It is nauseating...

Samuel O. Ajayi

Could be credible because the National Assembly is not known to be this diligent in passing Bills.

This article is rubbish, it was just a conjoined of many pieces.

FearGodinall:
Agent of darkness that doesn't want to improve and as well others grow, are you aware that you analogue thing who always stand in the path of progress,who takes pleasure when things goes awry has rejected this bill the third time, which shows that it doen't start over night as you insinuated. Is about Nigeria and the future of Nigerians.

You are fortunate that many people here are dumb. So, you can follow them successfully and get likes, to which your life depends.

That is why you will erroneously state that the process started few months to elections. This your comment is either dumb or mischievous. Either way, it shows you up to be an irresponsible fellow

Pedagogueeye:
this is like a beer parlour talk

Exactly my thought.

Corrinthians:
No wonder PDP is DESPERATE to have the bill signed. God pass una.

Look Nigerians, we have to be eternally grateful to God for giving us leaders in the mould of Buhari and Osinjajo.
But for these two, this country perhaps would have been another Rwanda in the nineties.

Russia has their reputation being questioned by Mulker over Trump's victory, now they've set their eyes on Nigeria. I feel terrible Buhari isn't biting these criminals in PDP as much as one expects him to. The audacity with which they go about their criminal acts is just unacceptable.

I wish they could just proscribe the evil entity all together, just as did the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt.

Sorry to quote you sir, what exactly is the difference between APC and PDP? Or you just hate their colours on their flag?

musa234:
Buhari called Putin and Putin assured him that their would be no hacking. Lol

My brother..the thing tire me. I really thought Nigerians were intelligent. Bitterly disappointed.

This can never be a valid reasons for withholding assent. Why can't the govt tap into the great talents of certified Information Security experts and ethical hackers.

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Only a fool will believe this manipulative paid write up. Some very unintelligent media persons working for government are actually abusing our collective intelligence

Fools everywhere. Buhari is dead, so how do you people expect a dead man to sigh the bill.

Do you people knows that the bill was rejected for the third? Because there is no buhari to sigh the bill.

That's the untold story. If you know, you know.

helinues:
Too many tales in a story.

Buhari contacted his Russian counterpart, Vlamidir Putin ...lol

You are absolutely right.

This one reads like a c0ock and bull story on so many levels.

Leadership newspaper even asserts that Cambridge Analytical has been contracted to effect subterranean moves, when it is clear that outfit became defunct in May of this year.

Now this intervention is not to put chicanery beyond desperate and devious #Atilulooters who are more than capable of rising to the occasion - as the hullabaloo over a non-copyrighted Next Level logo shows. It is simply to call out evident falsehood as I see it

Meanwhile,
Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats
Say yes to #BalancedAndFairReporting

olaric:
PMB is just being selfish and desperate, that's all.

Mumu waiting you know ipob pig

APC propaganda Machine at it best .

Very long but truly worth reading.


I stand with Buhari on this firmly .
No sign that bill because ;

Saraki is desperate
Atiku is desperate
Second (us)is desperate
All PDP is desperate
All their evil supporters are desperate
Even Ipob pigs are desperate

Because they are ungary as a result of no looting for long , thank you Buhari for that , you made us understand that so many billionaires are thiefs and not even thousand-naire.

They are ungary and desperate to take over and it will not happen again .


PMB/ Osinbajo till 2023.

lovere:
Total bullshit stories generated by Brown envelope Nigerian journalists.

Same Jubril took his APC buddies to China for undisclosed reasons.

What would take a political party to China if the subject did not involve manufacturing?

Machines to make apc votes double using pre-installed bots, i reckon.

Nigerian politicians stay running this country like a fraudulent company that refuses to become extinct in the financial world of crooks.

Nonsense!! Sign the electoral amendment bill if you know you av perform well