Senator Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, has dismissed insinuations that the leadership of the National Assembly has tampered with the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill under consideration.
Lawan expressed that those accusing the parliament’s leadership of tampering with the bill were “simply mischievous and rabble-rousers”.
He stated this in a remark after the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Senator Kabiru Gaya submitted his panel report on the bill.
“Lawan said, “There are various accusations, insinuations that the leadership of the Senate, sometimes leadership of the National Assembly had tempered with the report of the committees on INEC of both chambers.
“Some of those accusing the leadership of the National Assembly are misinformed innocently. Some are simply mischievous and rabble-rousers.
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“This is the first time this report is laid here. And this is the report of the Committee. This is the decision of the Committee on INEC and therefore whatever will be discussed or considered about the Electoral Act Amendment bill will be on the basis of what has been presented to the Senate here.
“If anybody feels very strongly about anything, lobby the distinguished senators to canvas for your position rather than blackmail the leadership.
“My telephone line and that of the speaker was published. In one day, I received over 900 messages saying we have manipulated the report. We didn’t.
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“We will do what is right, we have our procedures and lobbying is part of democracy.”
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