Reps in Rowdy Session Again Over electronic Transmission of Election Results

Activitiies at the House of Representatives were stalled on Friday over the planned imposition of resolution on the contentious Clause 52 on electronic transmission of election results as House was in rowdy session again

This came just as the the Minority Caucus in the House led by Hon. Ndudi Elumelu staged a walk out over the alleged adoption of the contentious section 52 on the electronic transmission of election results.

Trouble started again when the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ahmed Wase who presided over the Committee of the Whole, accused the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Toby Okechuckwu of “trying to mislead the House”

In his intervention, Hon. Okechuckwu observed that the Hide did not reach a compromise on the electronic transmission of election results the stormy session, during which a motion for the division was proposed by a member.

However in his response, Hon. Wase argued that there was no motion to divide the House, thereby alleging that the Deputy Minority Leader, was trying to mislead the House and you are a Leader. I don’t want to repeat that again, Hon. Wase warned.

The Deputy Speaker called Hon. Boma Goodhead to order, saying we have our rules.

Despite all entreaties to calm down the protesting members, one of the lawmakers was overhead calling the Presiding officer you are mad, a statement which the Majority Leader, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa retorted and asked, you called somebody a mad man.

Another member was heard asking an aggrieved lawmakers You go kill am, E don do, when everybody say it’s okay, it’s okay.

Yet unsatisfied with the manner in which the proceeding was conducted, Hon. Goodhead who was seen moving towards the Majority Leaders seat where the Speaker sat, said You sat there when we can conduct this electronically.

After few minutes of hullabaloo, the aggrieved members eventually calmed down thereby paving way

Earlier, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mamood Yakub who was represented answered few questions after taking oath.

Chairman, House Committee on Communications, Hon. Akeem Adeyemi asked whether the Commission has at anytime conducted a survey on the coverage of the entire federation.

He also asked whethwe at anytime the INEC server was hacked.

On his part, Hon. Udem Ehinem asked NCC whether it is possible to create a platform for offline result pending when collation officer could uphold when there’s network.

Also speaking, Hon. Kingsley Chinda asked whether NigComSat is still functional satellite and whether there’s any oart of the country that the satellite cannot cover.

He also asked about the type of communication network can be used

How long will it take you to fix any
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