A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, says the National Assembly must consider INEC recommendations to avoid ambiguity in the electoral act.
Jega said this during a television interview on Tuesday.
He said any provision of the law that contradicts the use of electronic transmission of results for the 2023 elections must be amended.
“If the National Assembly can generally continue to be receptive to genuine concern of citizens in the manner in which they do their legislation, this country would be better for it,” he said.
“There is a need to harmonise provision of the electoral act so that one provision does not contradict another and so that at the end of it those that want to cause mischief will not exploit the ambiguity and contradictory provisions in the law.
“It behooves the two committees of the house and senate that are sitting to harmonise the provisions of the bill to also give serious consideration to suggestions made by INEC.
“It is a value addition that can continue to improve the operations and conduct of elections in our country.
“There is no doubt that we have to go in the direction of electronic transmission of results and where there is any provision that can affect or negate or constrain that effort to transmit results electronically, those provisions need to be carefully looked at and then necessary amendments also exerted.”
