2027: Transmission debate exaggerated, political parties should be prepared – Nenadi Usman

National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Nenadi Usman, has said that the contention surrounding the accompanying proviso to Section 60(3) of the Electoral Act 2022, which allows for manual transmission of predetermination results, is exaggerated.

The LP president spoke astatine the ‘Live Citizens Town Hall’ connected the caller Electoral Act 2026, with the theme, ‘Electoral Act 2026: What it means for your ballot and the 2027 elections’, held successful Abuja astatine the weekend.

“While I commend the lawmakers for approving the physics transmission of results to the IREV, I judge the contention surrounding the accompanying proviso to Section 60(3) has been somewhat exaggerated,” she said

She noted that concerns expressed by absorption parties, astir the anticipation that the fallback to Form EC8A successful the lawsuit of web disruptions could beryllium abused, but maintained that the occurrence oregon nonaccomplishment of immoderate governmental enactment astatine a polling portion yet depends connected the party’s preparedness and beingness astatine that polling unit.

“If governmental parties deploy well-trained, vigilant, and susceptible agents crossed each polling units, votes volition beryllium protected, decently documented, and accura...