{"id":193587,"date":"2026-02-05T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/shehu-sani-advises-nigerians-on-election-result-issues"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:11:12","slug":"shehu-sani-advises-nigerians-on-election-result-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/shehu-sani-advises-nigerians-on-election-result-issues","title":{"rendered":"Shehu Sani Advises Nigerians on Election Result Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged Nigerians reacting to the rejection of real-time electronic transmission of election results by the Senate to reach out to members representing them.<\/p>\n<p>The red chamber on Wednesday turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that aimed to compel the electronic transmission of election results.<\/p>\n<p>The development sparked mixed reactions as a cross-section of Nigerians slammed the lawmakers, especially the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, accusing them of attempting to rig the next general election for President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>Some politicians, however, welcomed the decision of the upper chamber, citing the possibility of network glitches.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Sani, in a post on X, urged the aggrieved Nigerians to extend their displeasure to lawmakers representing them and stop focusing on the leaders.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cThe lawmakers have rejected the real-time electronic transmission of results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you like what they did or you don\u2019t like what they did, you should be courageous enough to go to the social media handle of the lawmaker representing your constituency and express your happiness or bitterness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t focus on the President or Akpabio, who is just representing a district in Akwa Ibom. Be brave enough to mention your Senator by name on your handle. Everyone is an adult there. Thank you for your attention to this. matter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged Nigerians reacting to the rejection of real-time electronic transmission of election results by the Senate to reach out to members representing them. 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