Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has praised the Senate for allowing INEC to determine the use of electronic voting and transfer election results. Governor Wike said the decision is a good development for Nigeria and democracy, maintaining that what is important is to do what the people want. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media,…
The Nigerian Senate has reconsidered and adopted some controversial provisions in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, with some adjustments. These include Clause 52, which gives power to the Independent National Electoral Commission to determine the method of voting and transmission of election results. The Senate resolved to remove a section of the Clause, which expressly stated that…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has rejected allegations of manipulation of its report on the Electoral Act amendment. Senator Lawan described those making such accusations against the leadership of the National Assembly as trouble makers who are not well informed. The Senate President challenged Nigerians who have expectations from the Electoral Act amendment to channel such through…
The Nigerian Senate has rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie for appointment as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Onochie is President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media and her nomination for the INEC job had been greeted with widespread protests. The Senate Committee on INEC submitted its report in plenary today, in…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Onochie, has appeared before the Senate for screening. President Buhari wants the Senate to confirm Onochie’s appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Onochie joined other nominees for screening at the Senate yesterday, despite objections by a cross-section of Nigerians, including the main…
The spokesman of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, says there is nothing like grazing routes or grazing reserve law in the country. Senator Basiru made this known in an interview with newsmen in reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on open grazing of cattle. Senator Basiru, who holds a PhD in Property Law, said it was…