The Digest:
The identities of 15 senators who voted against retaining the manual backup clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, insisting on mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results, have emerged. During Tuesday's tense plenary, 55 senators voted in favour of keeping the provision allowing manual collation as a fallback, while Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and 14 others opposed it. The dissenting senators include prominent opposition figures from PDP, ADC, and APGA.
The full list:
- Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central)
- Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC, Abia South)
- Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central)
- Aminu Tambuwal (PDP, Sokoto South)
- Ireti Kingibe (ADC, FCT)
- Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West)
- Onawo Ogwoshi (ADC, Nasarawa South)
- Tony Nwoye (ADC, Anambra North)
- Victor Umeh (ADC, Anambra Central)
- Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP, Gombe Central)
- Austin Akobundu (PDP, Abia Central)
- Khalid Mustapha (PDP, Kaduna North)
- Sikayo Yaro (PDP, Gombe South)
- Emmanuel Nwachukwu (APGA, Anambra South)
- Peter Jiya (PDP, Niger South)
Despite losing the vote, these 15 senators emerge as champions of mandatory real-time transmission, opposing the manual backup clause adopted by the majority.
Sources: Daily Post Nigeria, Senate Plenary
