Reacting to the development, the PDP through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the action of the APC senators is an atrocious assault on the sensibilities of Nigerians, who looked up to the Senate for improvement in our electoral process in a manner that will engender free, fair and credible process.
The PDP described as outrageous that the APC and its senators, in their desperate bid to annex the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, seek to route a statutorily independent commission to the approval of an individual masquerading in the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC; an agency under executive control in addition to an extra endorsement of the legislature, before conducting elections.
Majority of the Senators had on Thursday voted that INEC may consider electronic transmission provided the national network coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by NCC and approved by the National Assembly.
Also the House of Representatves after a rowdy session, invited the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communication Commission and the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission to appear before it today by 10 am.
