House of Reps member, Ndudi Elumelu, representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency. Photo/ Facebook/Hon-Ndudi-Elumelu-For-House-Of-REPS-2019
The Deputy House leader, Mr. Peter Akpatason offers an insight into how lawmakers from the oil-rich Niger Delta region failed to live up to the expectations of host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). He also told ADAMU ABUH why the House decided to enforce the usage of electronic transmission of results in the 2023 poll.
How did the host communities lose out on the agitation for 10% equity?
Whatever we do in Parliament, the numbers matter. We actually tried our best to ensure that the Niger Delta people were given a reasonable percentage.
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The decision of the National Assembly leadership to allow electronic voting without electronic transmission of election results has not gone down well with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the electoral body statutory empowered by the 1999 Constitution as amended, to conduct elections in the country has berated the federal lawmakers for not behaving as statesmen.
It also faulted a claim by one of the officials of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) that electronic transmission of results was not realisable due to poor network coverage across the country.
INEC Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Elder Nick Dazang, who gave the position of the Commission yesterday while on African Independent Television (AIT) breakfast programme ‘Kakaaki’ faulted a claim by the NCC official who appeared before the House of Representatives as “blatant lie”.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said contrary to claims by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), there is enough network coverage across the country to guarantee electronic transmission of election results in 2023.
Besides, INEC revealed that NCC was aware since 2018 that the Commission has the capacity and capability to transmit results electronically.
INEC’s Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Nick Dazang, gave this disclaimer, yesterday, during an interview on African Independent Television (AIT) breakfast programme Kakaaki. x
Recall that following a stalemated consideration of the report on the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill over clause 52(2), Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila summoned the NCC to appear and guide the lawmakers.
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