Senate President Ahmad Lawan has denied accusation that the leadership of the national assembly manipulated the electoral act amendment bill.
Lawan made this denial on Wednesday on the floor of the upper legislative chamber after the electoral act amendment bill was presented before the senate.
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Some Nigerians have accused the national assembly of blocking the transmission of election results through electronic means in clause 50(2) of the bill, while it also, allegedly, in clause 88 of the legislation tripled expenses for presidential, gubernatorial, senate and house of representatives elections by about 200 percent.
But reacting to this, Lawan said “There are various accusations, insinuations that the leadership of the senate or leadership of the national assembly has tempered with the report of the committee on INEC of both chambers,”
“Some of those accusing the leadership of the national assembly are misinformed. 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 bill, will be on the basis of what has been presented to the senate here.
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“If anybody feels very strongly about anything, lobby the distinguished senators to add for your positions, rather than blackmail our leadership.
“My phone numbers and that of the speaker were published and in one day; I received over 900 text messages, saying we have manipulated this. We didn’t.
“We will do what is right. We have our procedures. Lobbying is part of democracy.”
