David Mark counters Akpabio on rejection of e-transmission of election results, tells him: ‘don’t speak for INEC’
By Ishaya Ibrahim
Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has countered Senate President Godswill Akpabio over claims that the Senate rejected electronic transmission of election results because of no network in nine states.
Responding to Akpabio’s comments, Mark, a former Senate President, said Akpabio and the Senate should pass the law and allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to decide on the issue of electronic transmission of results.
Speaking in Abuja, the former Senate President said Nigerians want electronic transmission of results.
He said: “What the ADC is saying is, pass the law, and there should be electronic transmission. Let INEC decide whether they can do it (real-time electronic transmission) or not.
“Don’t speak for INEC. Speak for the National Assembly. What the public wants is let there be electronic transmission.
“Now if INEC cannot do it, it’s their own problem and not for you to speak for INEC. It’s as simple as that but that is just a by-the-way issue, it’s not a serious issue.”
