My people, abeg gather here as I bring una beta gist wey dey happen for Abuja!
Rotimi Amaechi, the former governor of Rivers State wey don waka plenty roads as ex-Minister of Transportation, don carry himself join protest wey dey happen for National Assembly. Wetin he dey call for? E dey shout say make dem put real-time electronic transmission of election results for the Electoral Act. No be small matter o!
As the crowd dey gather, Amaechi yarn say dis move go fit save lives during elections. According to am, plenty people dey die during elections because of rigging wahala. “Very few Nigerians go die if we fit dey transmit results real-time,” he talk, dey vex say officials dey hide behind security forces while citizens dey suffer.
This protest no be just normal one o! People dey carry mattresses and pillows come as dem dey signify say dem no go gree move until lawmakers do wetin dem suppose do. Na serious matter wey dem dey carry for head o!
Amaechi no carry mouth stay quiet, him talk say dem need to mobilise plenty people to stop rigging when electoral time come. “If you no come out in large numbers, you dey waste your time,” him add, dey inspire people to stand up for wetin be their right.
Na so e dey, plenty young people, civil society groups, and citizens don join cause for this protest, because dem want make sure say INEC go dey transmit results straight from polling units without any wahala.
Amaechi no stop at that, him also carry international law come for gist, dey remind dem say you no fit use excessive force on voters. “Any instruction wey cause deaths, dem need to answer for am,” him dey warn, no be play matter at all.
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi wey also join the protest don dey support dem big time, dey shout for electoral transparency as dem dey demand make e-decision no dey discretionary again. The people talk say make dem write am clear for law to avoid manipulation wey go scatter election process!
Everyday, tension dey increase as lawmakers dey face pressure to make this e-transmission matter possible, but dem still dey argue say e no too straight due to logistics. Wetin dem no understand be say Nigerians dey tire for all this matter!
Demonstrators don make una no forget say, clarity on this matter dey crucial for credible elections. “The clause must dey written clearly into law,” Amaechi conclude, as the crowd dey chant with different placards wey get inscriptions wey dey call for action.
Na so we dey keep an eye on wetin go happen next as this matter dey unfold. We go dey update you as the investigation dey progress. Naija no go gree make we suffer this kind wahala again!
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