David Mark, former Senate president and national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has warned Godswill Akpabio, Senate president, to stop speaking for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the electronic transmission of election results. Mark issued the warning on Saturday in Abuja at the launch of The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria,…
A civic advocacy group, iOccupy Nigeria, has questioned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its apparent approval of a radio station established for the 2027 re-election campaign of President Bola Tinubu. The group raised concerns following the unveiling of Majority FM 89.5, a new radio station commissioned by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to make electronic transmission of election results compulsory. The call followed the adoption of a report by the NBA president, Max Afam Osigwe, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), at the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on February 5,…
Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the electronic transmission of election results has not been rejected. The INEC boss’s clarification comes amid growing public concern over the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, had announced that the passed electoral act amendment bill has retained the electronic…
John Odigie-Oyegun, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians have moved from hunger to starvation under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Oyegun spoke on Friday during an interview on Prime Time, a political programme aired on Arise Television. He blamed the worsening economic and security conditions on poor leadership choices…
Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the Senate did not reject key electoral reforms, including the electronic transmission of election results. In a statement posted on X on Friday, Kingibe dismissed claims that the Senate reverted to the 2022 Electoral Act, describing them as inaccurate. She said about 85 percent of…
Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has condemned the Senate’s rejection of mandatory real-time transmission of election results, describing the move as an “unforgivable act of electoral manipulation” ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi made the remarks in a post on X on Thursday, reacting to the passage of the Electoral…
Opposition senators on Thursday challenged the Senate leadership over claims that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill retained electronic transmission of election results as provided in the 2022 Act. Instead, they said the Senate approved real-time transmission of results, not the electronic transfer announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The lawmakers made the claim at a…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the APC-led Senate for rejecting real-time transmission of election results in the recently passed Electoral Act Amendment Bill. In a statement posted on X on Thursday, Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the ADC, said the decision weakens electoral credibility and exposes an attempt to manipulate future elections….
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama local government area of Kwara state after a deadly attack that killed dozens of villagers. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said the troops will lead Operation Savannah Shield to halt…
