By Kingston Magare 6.2.2026
Presidential aspirant in the up coming 2027 election, Peter Obi said the Senate by rejecting electronic transmission of results is inviting chaos.
The Senate lead by Godswill Akpabio shocked Nigerian political observers by playing down electronic transmission of results in its resolutions on the electoral act for the 2027 elections on Thursday.
Obi who was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, submitted that the Senate has opened the door to the manipulation of the results, adding that it was the Independent National Electoral Commission’s failure to electronically transmit the 2023 results that cast doubts on the results.
Writing on his X social media platform on Friday Obi said the Senate was only confirming the “fantastically corrupt” toga slammed on Nigeria.
“The Senate’s open rejection of electronic transmission of results is an unforgivable act of electoral manipulation ahead of 2027,” Obi stated.
“This failure to pass a clear safeguard is a direct attack on our democracy. By refusing these transparency measures, the foundation of credible elections is being destroyed.
“One must ask whether government exists to ensure justice and order or to deliberately create chaos for the benefit of a few.”
He said Nigerians were misled with claims that technical problems caused the failures recorded during the 2023 elections.
“The confusion, disputes and manipulation that followed the 2023 elections were largely due to the refusal to fully implement electronic transmission,” he said.
Obi insisted that the widely reported system malfunction did not genuinely occur, but was used as an excuse to justify irregularities.
“Many African nations now use electronic transmission to strengthen their democracy. Yet Nigeria, which calls itself the giant of Africa, is moving backwards and dragging the continent along.”
It was gathered that majority of the Senators approved of electronically transmitted results, but it was the leadership that announced a different resolution.
According to Victor Umeh the Senator representing Anambra Central: “Over 85 percent of senators agreed to electronic transmission. It was common ground. Even the ad hoc committee of the senate agreed to it.
“Eventually, I heard that somebody said they want to expunge ‘transmission’ and somebody seconded. It was not debated,” he said.
“If such a major alteration to what has been generally agreed to were to come up again, it would be thrown open again. We didn’t debate anything like that.”
