PDP NASS Caucus rejects alleged move to alter electoral act

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the National Assembly has supported the Southern governors resolution on the electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria .

It will be recalled that the 17 southern governors, who met  on Monday, in Lagos state rejected the removal of the electronic transmission of the election result from the Electoral Act, arguing that the move was necessary to consolidate the nation’s democracy.

Chairman of the Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, had issued a communique after the meeting, kicking against the confirmation of exclusive jurisdiction in pre-election matters on the Federal High Court.

Two days after, the PDP National Assembly caucus threw their weight behind the governor, “vehemently rejecting the clandestine moves to manipulate and alter the Electoral Act to remove the electronic transmission results from the law.”

The PDP lawmakers, also warned that any move to “tamper with a critical component of transparency and credibility of the electoral process is an unpatriotic and mischievous attempt to subvert our democratic process, institutionalize rigging, bastardize and frustrate genuine efforts towards credible elections in our country.

“Electronic transmission of results is the only way to eliminate malpractice and manipulations associated with manual collation of results, including alteration, switching and disappearance of election materials while on transit to various collation centers,” the statement said.