The identities of 15 senators who voted against retaining the manual backup clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, insisting on mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results, have emerged. During Tuesday’s tense plenary, 55 senators voted in favour of keeping the provision allowing manual collation as a fallback, while Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and 14 others opposed it. The dissenting senators include prominent opposition figures from PDP, ADC, and APGA.
The full list:
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central)
Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC, Abia South)
Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central)
Aminu Tambuwal (PDP, Sokoto South)
Ireti Kingibe (ADC, FCT)
Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West)
Onawo Ogwoshi (ADC, Nasarawa South)
Tony Nwoye (ADC, Anambra North)
Victor Umeh (ADC, Anambra Central)
Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP, Gombe Central)
Austin Akobundu (PDP, Abia Central)
Khalid Mustapha (PDP, Kaduna North)
Sikayo Yaro (PDP, Gombe South)
Emmanuel Nwachukwu (APGA, Anambra South)
Peter Jiya (PDP, Niger South)..READ FULL; FROM THE SOURCE.
Despite losing the vote, these 15 senators emerge as champions of mandatory real-time transmission, opposing the manual backup clause adopted by the majority.
Sources: Daily Post Nigeria, Senate Plenary
