Chai! Na wah oh! Wetin we go hear again for this political matter? The Senate Minority Caucus don come clear some wahala wey dey fly around since yesterday. E be like say people don dey spread rumor say dem reject electronic transmission of election results. But as e be, dem no reject am o!
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, no waste time, he don talk say all the gist wey dey go around na misleading information. Wetin we need to sabi be say, dem still hold on to the electronic transmission wey dey inside the 2022 Electoral Act. E suppose clear everybody say communication no gree clear yesterday, no be say dem no approve am.
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe wey don jump enter matter, him reach out to journalists say make everybody rest. Him talk say, “Senate no reject electronic transmission, I go repeat am!” Wetin Abaribe dey talk so e be like say na just misunderstanding from all those noise wey dey happen for plenary.
As e be now, dem don follow proper legislative wahala. Dem talk say una go need hear how e take happen. Joint committee of Senate and House of Representatives don gather plenty times, from Abuja to different retreats, just to make sure say e no be only them go carry am talk. Na so everybody agree say electronic transmission go help clear the way.
During those meetings, even the Independent National Electoral Commission and plenty Civil Society Organisations join gist, biko! Dem agree say na so e go be. If dem go say dem go pass bill wey no follow electronic transmission, dem go just dey waste everybody time, abeg.
Na after dem finish all those meetings, committee wey dem set up gather again, give report wey matter. E no even end there o! Dem go still set up Ad hoc Committee join, so no be one body dey handle all the gist. Committee wey dey led by Senator Sadiq Umar no slack, dem dey work still inside closed doors to sort out anything wey no clear.
As dem dey try to clear the air for plenary, Abaribe talk say e wan make sure say everything go smooth. But people wey no dey hear wetin dey happen for inside chamber, they go just dey see noise and maybe dey think say wahala dey ground. E no be so.
Dem still dey work on harmonisation committee to check if House and Senate go fit agree on the bill. But e be like say wahala dey ground with proper adoption process before anything fit take off. Abaribe don make am clear say dem go need to adopt the Votes and Proceedings wey go show say the electronic transmission don land.
At the end of the day, wahala wey dey come from any corner no suppose matter bigger than ensuring wey transparent elections dey happen. Abaribe don hammer am well-o, this na matter for everybody, no be just party matter. Wetin no fit clear, no be democracy!”
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