We’ll Make It Mandatory For INEC To Electronically Transmit Election Results – Senate

The Senate has said it will make legislation that will make it mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission to electronically transmit election results. The assurance was given by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Act, Sharafadeen Alli. Giving this assurance while appearing on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Alli argued that the current electoral act does not make it mandatory for the election umpire to transmit results electronically.

“That is one of the things that we are going to be doing going forward. Under the current law, it is not mandatory for INEC to upload, that is what the court has said, enter the law, under the current law it is not but as we are going on forward it is going to be mandatory, that is one of the things that we are going to do,” he said. His comment comes amid dissatisfaction from Nigerians following the failure of the election umpire to electronically transmit election results at the general election between February and March.
 
Recall that the election umpire had, in the buildup to the election in 2022, pledged to electronically transmit election results in real-time at the 2023 election. However, political analysts suggest that the failure of INEC to keep to its word will result in voters’ apathy in subsequent elections.
 

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Posted: at 21-11-2023 12:13 PM (10 months ago) | Addicted Hero

The Senates and house of rep are the part of the major reasons Nigeria ain't working, anywhere belle face nai all of them be

Posted: at 21-11-2023 01:48 PM (10 months ago) | Gistmaniac

With consistently low voter turnout at elections, shouldn't legislation for compulsory voting for all eligible voters be your first priority?

Posted: at 21-11-2023 06:13 PM (10 months ago) | Gistmaniac