Electoral Act: Shehu Sani asks Nigerians to direct anger at their senators

Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, has urged Nigerians to carry their representatives accountable over the rejection of real-time digital transmission of election outcomes by lawmakers.

In a put up on X on Thursday, Sani stated residents ought to direct their reactions to the senators representing their constituencies fairly than specializing in nationwide political figures.

“The lawmakers have rejected the realtime digital transmission of outcomes. When you like what they did otherwise you don’t like what they did, you have to be brave sufficient to go to the social media deal with of the lawmaker representing your constituency and specific your happiness or bitterness,” he stated.

Sani suggested Nigerians to not focus criticism on the president or Senate management over the choice.

“Don’t deal with the President or Akpabio who’s simply representing a district in Akwa Ibom,” he added.

He urged residents to immediately interact their senators on the difficulty.

“Be courageous sufficient to say your Senator by title in your deal with. Everyone seems to be an grownup there,” the previous senator added.

There have been outrage on social media over the Nigerian Senate refusal to undertake the proposed electoral reforms.