A palpable tension filled the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC–Edo North) engaged in a heated exchange over recent amendments to the Senate’s standing rules. The core of the dispute centers around eligibility requirements for presiding and principal officers of the upper […]
Godswill Akpabio
Akpabio was said to have upheld the existing law, which allows electronic transmission only after votes are counted and publicly announced at polling units. Instead of “transmission,” the word “transfer” was adopted, in line with the 2022 Act, even though no fresh debate was conducted on the floor. Click Here […]