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Wike urges Buhari to shun delay, sign amended Electoral Act
By Ibrahim Adeleke
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to buy time to sign the amended Electoral Act.
The National Assembly recently submitted the amended Electoral Act to President Buhari.
The governor, who spoke in Abuja on Wednesday during an event by ThisNigeria, also called on the media to prevail on the president to do the needful.
He equally charged the media to, as a matter of necessity, educate Nigerians on the need for electronic transmission of election results for the benefit of the nation’s democracy.
“Who are those to benefit more if the direct primaries are conducted? Who are those to benefit more if it is indirect primaries? So, it is important that Nigerians should know why there should be an electronic transmission of results in order to save our democracy,” he stated.
The governor added that any electoral system that gives room to security agencies and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission to be used in manipulating the process would not yield accountable governance.
“Now, they have performed well in Anambra State, everybody is praising them. But when they did not perform well in Rivers State, should we praise them? We cannot. When a general in the Army will convert a whole division to an INEC office, will you be happy?” he asked.
