Electronic Transmission of Results: CNPP  commends Nigerians for being resolute, urges vigilance

The Conference Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on Thursday congratulated Nigerians on the Senate’s decision to empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the mode of election, including electronic transmission of results, describing it as “a victory in the round one in the renewed efforts by Nigerians to fight for the soul of the country’s democracy.”

The CNPP, reacting to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 amendment by the National Assembly, granting autonomy to the INEC to electronically transmit election results, commended the Commission for standing by the people and insisting that it had the capacity to transmit election results electronically.

CNPP in a statement by the Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, declared that “Nigerians who unanimously stood their ground on the demand for electronic electoral process and INEC are the heroes of the struggle for a transparent election in 2023.”

The CNPP, thereafter, appealed to “Nigerians not to relent in their efforts to get the lawmakers and the federal government to ensure a free, fair and credible general elections in 2023.”
The Conference maintained: “The battle is not over yet. There are still some defects on the electoral act amendment document but we have to start from somewhere.

“We believe that the body language of the presidency may have led to the change of mind by the Senators who thought they were doing their party a favour but we commend the lawmakers for retracing their steps after the deafening voices of Nigerians and lovers of democracy insisted on full powers of INEC to determine the mode of elections in the country in line with the constitution.

“We, therefore, urge Nigerians to remain vigilant as the political actors who hate transparent elections are not yet done.