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Ekweremadu, Stella Oduah — List of senators absent during voting on e-transmission of election results

 


Twenty-eight senators were “missing in action” when their colleagues voted on the means by which election results will be transmitted.


The provision for electronic transmission of election results is contained in section 50(3) of the electoral act amendment bill which was passed on Thursday.

 

The upper legislative chamber retained an amendment by Sabi Abdullahi, senate deputy whip, who proposed that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) must certify that national coverage is adequate and secure, while the national assembly must approve before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can transmit election results electronically.

 

Albert Bassey, senator representing Akwa Ibom north-east, kicked against the motion and said the initial proposal made by the committee should be retained.

 

The recommendation of the committee read: “The commission may transmit results of elections by electronic means where and when practicable.”

 

To retain Abdullahi’s proposal, the senators had a 52-28 vote using the “division” method which is provided for in order 73 of the senate rule book.

 

Using this method, the clerk of the senate calls the name of each senator who then votes “Yes” or “No.”

 

While the ‘NO’ vote was to empower NCC to determine e-transmission of election results, the ‘YES’ vote was to retain the aforementioned section 50(3) as recommended by the committee.

 

But 28 lawmakers were absent when voting took place.

 

Apart from Ike Ekweremadu, senator representing Enugu west, who said he was attending a plenary session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP) in Montenegro, the rest did not give reasons for their absence.

 

Here is a full list of the absentee senators;

NO

SENATOR

CONSTITUENCY

 

1

Ike Ekweremadu

Enugu west

2

Yaroe Binos Dauda

Adamawa south

3

Stella Oduah

Anambra north

4

Ifeanyi Uba

Anambra south

5

Tokunbo Abiru

Lagos east

6

Bala Na’Allah

Kebbi south

7

Tolu Odebiyi

Ogun west

8

Ibikunle Amosun

Ogun central

9

Olalekan Mustapha

Ogun east

10

Nicholas Tofowomo

Ondo South

11

Teslim Folarin

Oyo central

12

Buhari Abdulfatai

Oyo north

13

Aliyu Wamakko

Sokoto north

14

Ibrahim Shekarau

Kano central

15

Lilian Uche Ekwunife

Anambra central

16

Mohammed Bulkachuwa

Bauchi north

17

Emmanuel Bwacha

Taraba south

18

Mohammed Hassan

Yobe south

19

Olubunmi Adetunmbi

Ekiti north

20

Chimaroke Nnamani

Enugu east

21

Rochas Okorocha

Imo west

22

Mohammed Sabo

Jigawa west

23

Barau Jibrin

Kano north

24

Ibrahim Geidam

Yobe east

25

Umar Sadiq

Kwara north

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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