By SUNNY OKIM
The National Consultative Front, NCFront, has commended members of the National Assembly, NASS, on the adoption of electronic voting and transfer of election results in the country.
In a press statement signed by its Head, Media and Public Affairs Bureau, Dr Tanko Yunusa, and made available to News Express, the mass political movement congratulated Nigerians for supporting the struggle towards making their votes count.
NCFront also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to respect the wishes of the people of Nigeria by promptly accenting to the popular bill to become law.
"While we continue to look forward to the end of this electoral legislative journey, where the president will accent to the bill and it becomes law, we shall be launching our coordinating committee of the non-partisan political coalition on electoral reforms under the leadership of Prof Attahiru Jega and Dr Olisa Agbakoba next week at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The names of members of this historic coordinating committee will be released shortly," the statement said.
News Express reports that on October 1, NCFront held a national political summit to mark the 61st anniversary of Nigeria’s independence with the central theme focusing on electoral reforms and with emphasis on electronic transmission of electoral results.
Consequently, a national political coalition on electoral reforms under the leadership of Professor Attairu Jega and Dr Olisa Agbakoba was launched to put pressure on the country’s leadership to ensure that the current amendment process on electoral reforms brings about a free, credible and transparent elections in 2023.
"It is to this end that we welcome the decision of the National Assembly to accede to the yearnings and will of the people and citizens of Nigeria by adopting the clause that guarantees electronic voting and transmission of election results as canvassed and vanguarded by NCFront leaders of conscience at the national political summit held on the 1st of October," the statement stated.
Continuing, the statement said,
"This has shown again that power truly belongs to the people when the people come together and make demands from those entrusted with leadership and governance.
"We wish to use this medium to reiterate to Nigerians that people’s power is supreme in all circumstances of human endeavour if well mobilised and explored. So, when we come together to chart forward the direction that our society should go and unite on the demands from leaders to do what is needed, nothing can stop us.
"The National Consultative Front will like to appreciate the support from Nigerians so far on its historical mission to save and rescue Nigeria from failed exploitative leadership and for standing up and putting pressure on the Federal Government collectively as we again look forward to the President’s accent and the implementation of the new law by all stakeholders."
