Senate Rejects Electronic Voting for State Police Bill

The Nigerian Senate has opted to adopt a manual voting process for the State Police bill instead of using electronic voting. This decision was made following concerns about technical faults with the electronic voting devices, which could potentially disenfranchise senators.

Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele moved the motion to adopt the manual voting process, which was seconded by Abba Moro, the minority leader. The Senate aims to ensure that no senator is excluded from the voting process, allowing constituents to be informed about the positions taken regarding the proposed constitutional amendment.

The Senate commenced the voting process amid ongoing discussions about the framework for state police.