House Passes Electoral Act, as Opposition Lawmakers Stage Walkout over Clause 52

By Udora Orizu

The House of Representatives Friday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, as the minority caucus staged a walkout, following the refusal by the presiding chairman, Ahmed Idris Wade, to retake the amendment to clause 52 which seeks to allow electronic transmission (e-transmission) of election results.

The minority caucus briefing journalists later said they are totally disappointed in the Deputy Speaker, as well as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) team, who they said told blatant lies about not having adequate network coverage to enable electronic transmission of results.

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