LIST: Tinubu’s wife, MOB, Adeyemi, 49 others vote against electronic transmission of election results

The wife of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Remi Tinubu; ex-Tinubu’s commissioner, Micheal Bamidele Opeyemi (MOB), Smart Adeyemi and 49 other Nigerian senators on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Amendment Bill.

Senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, except for Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice from Ondo State, all voted against the clause of the bill which sought to promote electoral credibility and reduce electoral malpractices.

Mrs Tinubu is the wife of former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, who is angling to become Nigeria’s president in 2023.

Messrs Bamidele and Adeyemi owe their ascendancy in politics to their antecedents’ activism and campaign for democracy in Nigeria.

Their actions in hampering the credibility of future Nigerian elections could have a telling impact on the advancement of democracy.

With 52 votes, the APC-dominated transferred the power to determine the suitability of electronic transmission of election results to the Nigerian Communication Commission.

The National Assembly would also have a say in that process.

While 28 senators voted for the electronic transmission, 28 senators were absent during the voting.

The bill was previously being considered clause by clause before being halted due to a disagreement among parliamentarians over section 52(3) of the bill.

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The section had authorised the electoral commission to transmit election results by electronic means “where and when  practicable.”

Senate Deputy Whip, Sabi Abdullahi, proposed amending the clause to subject the authority of the electoral commission to the approval of the NCC and the national assembly.

”The commission may consider electronic transmission provided the national network coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the Nigerian communications commission and approved by the national assembly.

” Mr Abdullahi suggested.

Mr Abdullahi’s suggestion did not sit well with some senators so his recommendation was put to vote and while the ”nays” were resounding and louder than the ‘ayes’, Senate President Ahmed Lawan treated the popular vote with disdain and ruled in favour of Mr Abdullahi’s amendment.

The Minority Leader of the Senate then insisted on putting the motion to vote, paving the way for APC senators to discard the clause which enables INEC.

A COMPILATION OF SENATORS VOTE FOR OR AGAINST ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS

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

Mohammed Goje 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

FINAL VOTE FIGURES ON ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

AYES: 28

NAYS: 52

ABSENT: 28

ABSTAIN: 0

TOTAL VOTES: 80

TOTAL NO. OF REGISTERED SENATORS: 109

(As announced by Clerk of Senate and validated by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan)

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