Wetin dey happen for dis our obodo Naija? E be like say ACF don open eye well as dem don raise alarm say National Assembly dey tamper with Electoral Act wey dem don pass. Dis kain wahala wan turn Nigeria democracy upside down o, and dem no wan make am continue.
According to dem National Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, na serious matter dis be. E talk say dem don dey raise concerns since before, but now na the Electoral Act dey suffer am. Dem dey vex say this tampering fit spoil everywhere, as e no dey make sense for person wey represent us to just wake up dey change law wey we don agree on.
Muhammad-Baba talk other matter wey dey worry dem and how dem go just dey change wetin wey legislature don pass like say na joke. E talk say if dem no hold dem responsible, na so all dis impunity go just continue dey grow like weed for garden, and nobody go fit trust government again.
This matter dey hot as the recent bill wey Senate pass no gree make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory. Instead, dem say make INEC fit choose how to transmit results, and this don scatter ground for many people wey dey fear say dem go manipulate results when 2027 elections come.
Na so protests don start for National Assembly for Abuja, led by people like former presidential candidate Peter Obi and other groups wey dey call for free and fair elections. But, Senate don yan say, e no be say dem no go fit transmit electronically o, but dem get reasons wey make dem drop the “real-time” clause, citing network wahala.
ACF don call on dem lawmakers to make sure say dis kain shakara no go happen again. E don clear say Naija people dey vex, and dem dey demand say make dem protect the integrity of the Electoral Act. The matter don reach level wey we need hear wetin go happen next, because if dem no respect wetin wey don pass, na so our democracy go dey waka anyhow.
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