Recall that the senate, while considering the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, voted that the Independent National Electoral Commission may consider electronic transmission of results, provided the national coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the National Communications Commission and approved by the National Assembly.
Lawan explained that the senate voted the way it did in defence of about half of the Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted with immediate deployment or application of electronic transmission of election results.
A statement quoted the Senate President as saying this while responding to questions from newsmen on the passage of the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, during a constituency visit to his Yobe North Senatorial District.
Lawan argued that the country has not reached the stage where it could deploy the electronic transmission from every part of the country.
The Senate President also faulted some media reports that insinuated that only senators of the All Progressives Congress voted against the immediate application of the electronic transmission of results, saying the votes cast on either side of the subject matter cut across party lines and regional divides.
