{"id":194035,"date":"2026-02-08T17:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/no-network-in-nine-states-akpabio-justifies-senate-decision"},"modified":"2026-02-08T19:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:34:03","slug":"no-network-in-nine-states-akpabio-justifies-senate-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/no-network-in-nine-states-akpabio-justifies-senate-decision","title":{"rendered":"No Network in Nine States Akpabio Justifies Senate Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ahead of the 2027 election in Nigeria, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has justified the removal of mandatory electronic transmission of results from the amended Electoral Act.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate had last week removed mandatory e-transmission of election results from the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate\u2019s decision sparked controversy across the country with Nigerians, including opposition parties and the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, urging the lawmakers to reverse the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the controversy during the launch of a book by former senator, Effiong Bob, titled \u2018The Burdens of Legislators in Nigeria\u2019, Akpabio blasted the critics, noting that it is the responsibility of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to determine the modality of elections.<\/p>\n<p>While justifying the decision of the Senate, Akpabio noted that there is no network in nine states among the 36 states in Nigeria, due to insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>He further asked Nigerians to direct their grievance to INEC, stating that the agency is responsible for deployment of technology.<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio said, \u201cReal-time transmission means that in over nine states where networks are not working because of insecurity, there will be no election results. Nationally, it means that if the national grid collapses and no network is working, no election results will be valid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you see them talking. We even have a young man from Akwa Ibom who is publicity secretary to one of the parties. When you see him talking you will think he knows it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t know anything about lawmaking, and he would talk and talk and talk. But what can I say? I can\u2019t answer. The Senate does not conduct elections, we don\u2019t deploy technology, we only make laws. And INEC must apply the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing scoop and modality rests with INEC, acting within the framework of the law enacted by the parliament and interpreted by the Supreme Court.\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. Ahead of the 2027 election in Nigeria, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has justified the removal of mandatory electronic transmission of results from the amended Electoral Act. The Senate had last week removed mandatory e-transmission of election results from the legislation. 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