Nigerian Journalist and broadcaster Rufai Oseni has criticised the Nigerian Senate over its rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results, saying the lawmakers were never bold enough to support free and fair elections.
Rufai made the remarks on X while reacting to the Senate’s decision to vote down a key provision in the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act, which sought to make real-time electronic transmission of results compulsory from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.
According to him, the outcome was predictable, arguing that the political class lacks the courage to institutionalise transparency in the electoral process.
The Senate’s decision has drawn strong criticism from opposition parties, civil society organisations and public commentators, many of whom believe electronic transmission of results is essential to reducing manipulation of election results.
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