Abbas: Why N’Assembly Included Electronic, Manual Transmissions in Electoral Act
Naija News • 17h ago
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has said that the National Assembly included both electronic and manual transmissions of results in the amended Electoral Act to avoid disenfranchising the Nigerian electorate and prevent voter apathy during the 2027 general election.
Abbas noted that due to inadequate internet penetration in the country, it would be counterproductive to allow only one—electronic—form of results transmission in the Electoral Act.
He spoke when he hosted the Ambassador of Spain in Nigeria, Ambassador Felix Costales, during a courtesy call over the weekend at his office in Abuja.
He received the Spanish Ambassador in the company of the Chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Hon. Abubakar Bichi; the Chairman of...