Chai! Na wah! As we dey talk, our Senate don push matter wey concern Electoral Act again. Wednesday wey just pass, dem no fit discuss am well, so dem defer am give more time make everybody fit scrutinize wetin dey happen.
Na Senator Simon Lalong wey be the chairman of di committee miss the plenary. Na so dem gree say make dem no debate on the report. Senators need more time to suck am for head before dem fit cast vote on top am. Dem don schedule for Thursday to continue dis gist matter.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, don reduce am like say: “This bill serious, we no fit rush am o! E go affect how election go take happen. We go ensure sey every side get fair treatment make we no dey waka go tribunal after di elections.”
According to di report wey di Senate Committee give, if dem pass this bill, Nigeria go see beta days wey go bring integrity come di electoral process, better public trust. Dem talk say dem go improve voter participation and shield elections from wahala wey dey come.
Meanwhile, inside dis gist wey dey bubble, Supreme Council for Shari’ah for Nigeria don dey vex! Dem talk say Prof. Joash Amupitan, di INEC chairman, suppose pack him load comot because e dey affect di credibility of our democracy finish. Dis matter don dey hot as Sheikh Bashir Umar, di president of di council talk am for Abuja.
Umar no gree keep quiet, e dey shout say: “Muslims no go recognize any election wey happen under this chairman wey no get integrity. Dis matter no be about religion, na about justice!” He dey shout say di committee fit affect our national unity if dem no do something quick.
Wetin dem dey tok fit carry wahala go everywhere. Dem allege sey Prof. Amupitan don write some document wey claim sey Christian genocide dey happen for di country, and dis don turn Nigerian people against am. “How we go fit trust INEC chairman wey dey run around with such narrative?” Umar dey vex.
Di council dey para for di government too, say dem need to do something before di elections comot. Di warning wey dem don drop be say if dis INEC chairman still dey in charge, many people no go gree accept di election results, no matter wetin happen.
Na serious matter o! Dem don urge President Bola Tinubu and di National Assembly make dem take matter serious. “We dey push for election wey go carry everybody along, not just some people,” Umar dey talk. Nigeria need electoral commission wey fit command everybody’s trust!”
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