{"id":194072,"date":"2026-02-09T10:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/akpabio-enemy-of-democracy-should-be-removed"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:31:38","slug":"akpabio-enemy-of-democracy-should-be-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/akpabio-enemy-of-democracy-should-be-removed","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio Enemy of Democracy Should Be Removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described Senate President Godswill Akpabio as an enemy of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Okonkwo said this on Sunday during and interview on \u2018Inside Sources\u2019 with Laolu Akande.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer said the Senate President should be removed if he does not resign honourably from the office.<\/p>\n<p>The Nollywood veteran-turned politician was reacting to rejection of real-time electronic transmission of election results by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that the Senate on Wednesday turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, sub-section 3 of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make electronic transmission of election results compulsory.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Okonkwo said, \u201cLet me tell you the beautiful and notable pronouncement by Abba Aji, a Justice of the Supreme Court. He said, modernity and technology stir us in the face, and we cannot turn back the hand of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, to go against the use of technology and electronic transmission and transfer of election results in this high tech era and period is to be an enemy of democracy and to stick to the vicious cycle of election rigging, manipulation and falsification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would the legislature prevaricate on an issue that the Supreme Court had told you that it encourages electoral rigging, manipulation and makes you an enemy of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it means is that Senator Godswill Akpabio has become an enemy of democracy and is sticking to the vicious cycle of election rigging, manipulation, falsification and subterfuge by trying to maintain the same provision that Supreme Court told you that if you do, you\u2019re an enemy of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat man is an enemy of democracy and should be removed if he doesn\u2019t resign.\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. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described Senate President Godswill Akpabio as an enemy of democracy. Okonkwo said this on Sunday during and interview on \u2018Inside Sources\u2019 with Laolu Akande. The lawyer said the Senate President should be removed if he does not resign honourably from the office. 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