The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amendment made by the National Assembly on the Electoral Act, to enable the electronic transmission of election results.
The group observed that the speedy assent of the President will permit the Independent National Electoral Commission to use the November 6 Anambra election as a pilot study in preparation for the 2023 general elections.
The National President of the group, Mr. Kehinde Taiga stated this on Saturday, shortly after he was elected CDHR President during the Annual General Conference of the CDHR in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
He said, “We commend the National Assembly members for making a u-turn after the initial crisis where there was a division among members of the Senate. We thumb up for them for upholding the electronic transmission of election results in the 2023 general election.
“We also call on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amendment, especially the electronic transmission of election results.”
