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#FixPolitics Africa has condemned the Senate over what it described as a “brazen betrayal of electoral reform and the rule of law”  #FixPolitics has demanded immediate public clarification of the exact provisions passed by the Senate on the Electoral Act amendment, the restoration of mandatory electronic transmission of election results, and accountability from Senate leadership over what it described as a betrayal of electoral reform and the rule of law. In a strongly worded statement...

Ezekwesili has called on the Senate to reverse its decision of not making  real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, cautioning them to “stop playing with fire” Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said Nigerians are justified in expressing outrage at the Senate over its refusal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, warning lawmakers to “stop playing with fire.” Ezekwesili made the remarks on Friday...

Senate passes electoral bill retaining controversial provision allowing transmission of results in a manner prescribed by INEC   The long-anticipated approval of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill was granted on Wednesday, with the Senate passing the legislation after hours of intense debate. The Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, but approved wide-ranging amendments that significantly alter election timelines, penalties for electoral offences and voter accreditation procedures. A major point...

After another prolonged closed-door session, the Senate is yet to have a clear outcome on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill The long-awaited Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill again hit a brick wall on Tuesday as the Senate failed, for the second sitting in a row, to conclude deliberations on the proposed reforms after another prolonged closed-door session that ended without any clear outcome. Lawmakers spent about four and a half hours in an executive session examining...

A mild drama erupted in Senate as lawmakers cried out over paucity of funds which they said has crippled operations of standing committees and undermined effective budget implementation There was mild drama in the Senate on Friday as several lawmakers voiced frustration over inadequate funding, which they said has crippled the operations of standing committees and undermined effective budget implementation. The concerns were raised during a meeting between the Senate Committee on Appropriations and chairmen...