How APC senators killed electronic transmission of results in amended Electoral Act

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Senators voting record

The endorsement of the controversial amended Electoral Act has continued to generate apprehension across the country over the transparency and credibility of election results without the use of electronic instruments. There have been concerns that senators elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) voted unanimously to kill the clause that stipulate ‘electronic transmission of results’ in elections in Nigeria, which many stakeholders in the country consider as anti-democratic law. How the senators voted has become public knowledge.

A list of how the senators voted on the retention of electronic voting in the amended electoral act at the Thursday sitting indicated that of the 80 total votes 28 senators voted YES, while 52 senators voted NO; and
28 senators were absent.
Details of how the senators vote FOR or AGAINST electronic transmission of election results are highlighted below: (A few names still missing)

Robert Ajayi Boroffice YES
Surajudeen Basiru NO
Adenugba Fadahunsi YES
Clifford Ordia YES
Matthew Urhoghide YES
Francis Alimikhena NO
Kola Balogun YES
Ezekiel Ayuba NO
Abubakar Kyari NO
Gyang Istifanus YES
Senator Gyagung Ladi NO
George Sekibo YES
Ali Ndume NO
Opeyemi Bamidele NO
Biodun Olujimi YES
Mpigi Barinada YES
Betty Apiafi YES
Gobir Abdullahi NO
Abdullahi Danbaba NO
Philip Aduda YES
Chukwuka Utazi YES
Mohammed Goje NO
Danbaba YES
Yusuf Yusuf NO
Isa Shuaibu Lau NO
Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed NO
Francis Onyewuchi YES
Yau Sahabi NO
Uba Sani NO
Danjuma La’ah YES
Kabiru Gaya NO
Ishaku Elisha Abo NO
Baba Kaita NO
Adamu Aliero NO
Yahaya Abdullahi NO
Yakubu Oseni NO
Isa Jibrin NO
Smart Adeyemi NO
Ibrahim Oloriegbe NO
Oluremi Tinubu NO
Solomon Adeola NO
Tanko Al-Makura NO
Godiya Akwashiki NO
Abdullahi Adamu NO
Musa Mohammed Sani NO
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi NO
Bima Enagi NO
Patrick Akinyelure YES.

Summary of the final vote figures on electronic transmission as announced by Clerk of Senate and endorsed by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, is as follows:

AYES: 28
NAYS: 52
ABSENT: 28
ABSTAIN: 0
TOTAL VOTES: 80
TOTAL NO. OF REGISTERED SENATORS: 109.