Chai! Na wa o! Senate don do am again, this time dem don re-pass Electoral Act amendment bill wey get serious gbege for inside. E get as e be, the bill wey dem refuse come back for amendment don finally come back with clause wey fit shock you!
Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, na im carry this motion waka come plenary, make we no forget say dem don already pass am before but some gbege don show, as dem see say the 360-day notice fit clash with Ramadan. Imagine say election fall during Ramadan, you fit see say people no go fit come out to vote! Dem sabi say that one fit cause wahala for turnout.
Bamidele talk say make dem correct all the mistakes wey dey inside the bill, as e dey scatter everywhere. Dem say plenty clauses need to shine eyes well, well. This na how dem come take decide to take another look at the bill wey carry important matter for future elections.
As dem dey talk about transmission of results, wahala no fit miss. Dem say if electronic transmission fail, dem fit still use manual method. E no go be wetin we no get jare! E don clear say dem wan balance technology and manual with this clause wey dey allow presiding officers backup with Form EC8A if network fail.
The senators divide, and as we dey expect, majority of dem wey be from APC, 55 for the clause wey allow manual backup. Not be small tension dem carry inside the chamber, as Abaribe dey shout say no be so we suppose dey do am! But Bamidele come save the day, talk say make dem respect vote before wahala scatter wahala.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, come praise everybody wey stand gree to vote, indicating say dem don show wetin democracy suppose mean. Him even talk say with this bill, foreign observers go fit dey monitor everything, no be like before where dem dey rely on local sorting.
But no be all lawmakers gree jolly-jolly, as some still insist mandatory electronic transmission wey fit avoid all this manual waka. Struggle still dey ground as some dey complain say this manual backup na open door for wahala. Opposition lawmakers dey shout say dem no go let this kind thing continue.
Akpabio come make e clear say this na major innovation since 1960. Na wetin many pipo dey expect as dem wan see free and fair elections, plus technology wey go make sure no be ‘our own’ and ‘their own’ we go dey look at results as dem drop.
At the end of the day, the bill don pass after hot discussions, but wetin people dey reason now be how this whole matter go play out on top our elections 2027. With all the tension and back and forth, one thing don dey shine: naija pipo dey watch closely! Make we see wetin go happen as dem dey waka now!
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