The senate has reconsidered its stance on the electoral act amendment bill and has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the best mode to transmit election results.
The electoral commission will now have to decide how to transmit election results — either electronically or manually.
The upper legislative chamber also approved that all political parties must use the direct primary mode in picking candidates.
The Senate approved four clauses in the electoral act amendment bill.
Recall that in July, the senate empowered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to determine the electronic transmission of election results.
The provision caused an outrage, with many calling on the Senate to follow the example of the house of representatives which adopted the use of technology where practicable.
While moving a motion to rescind the earlier decision of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday, Yahaya Abdullahi, senate leader, said there is a need to make necessary amendments to the bill.
He said that after critical examination of the bill by the senate committee on INEC, some fundamental issues which require fresh legislative action on the following clauses 43, 52, 63 and 87 were observed.
Contributing to the debate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senate minority leader, said parties should be allowed to use whatever mode of Primary election that suits them.
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