A member of the Home of Representatives, Hon. Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, Wednesday dismissed claims that All Progressives Congress (APC) compelled its place on the Home over the Electoral Act Modification.
Hon Isiaka who represents Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency of Ogun state whereas talking on Eagle 102.5 FM’s present affairs programme, ‘Frontline’ stated the choice was
pushed by deep considerations over the nation’s weak digital infrastructure, safety vulnerabilities, and the danger of widespread voter disenfranchisement.
The lawmaker stated get together affiliation turns into secondary as soon as lawmakers assume workplace, saying: “When you get to the Nationwide Meeting, you turn out to be a consultant of the individuals first. Social gathering affiliation turns into secondary. You should study each concern critically and take positions based mostly on nationwide curiosity, not get together directives.”
Hon Isiaka added that the dissent witnessed on the ground of the Home through the plenary session confirmed that lawmakers had been guided by private convictions quite than partisan loyalty, including, “If it was purely a celebration resolution, you wouldn’t have seen the extent of disagreement and protests that occurred on the ground.”
He acknowledged that the lawmakers rethink their earlier hardliner positions after intense negotiations and technical briefings through the convention committee harmonisation course of between each chambers of the Nationwide Meeting.
Hon Isiaka added that the reversal was not politically motivated, nor was it rushed, however quite knowledgeable by “superior arguments” rooted in Nigeria’s operational realities.
“With the best way our nation is structured, you can not assure steady community protection in all polling items. It will likely be harmful to place your entire electoral course of solely within the arms of expertise,” he stated.