BREAKING: Senate Adopts Digital and Guide Transmission of Election Outcomes [VIDEO]

The Senate on Tuesday adopted each digital and handbook modes of transmitting election outcomes, following weeks of public outrage and protests over makes an attempt to limit digital transmission within the ongoing modification of the Electoral Act.

The choice was taken throughout plenary after lawmakers thought of suggestions aimed toward addressing considerations raised by Nigerians.

POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that the senate modified Clause 60 to require the presiding officer at every polling unit to electronically transmit election outcomes to the IREV portal. Nonetheless, if digital transmission fails because of communication/community points, the handbook outcome sheet (Kind EC8A) would grow to be the first supply for outcome collation.

The transfer comes after sustained protests on the Nationwide Meeting, with demonstrators insisting that digital transmission of outcomes is important to curbing electoral fraud and restoring public confidence within the electoral course of.

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