Former vice president Atiku Abubakar urged the Senate to give Nigerian electorates what they wanted ,warning that including both manual and electronic transmission of results in the bill will cause further confusion.

Atiku called on the lawmakers the previous day when he visited ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida alongside Oyo State Governor ,Seyi Makinde, at his home in Minna, Niger State.

He said:

” Nigerians were expecting real-time electronic transfer to the various levels of the elections. But what we got is a mixture of electronic and manual transmission, which is going to cause more confusion or chaos,” the chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (APC) told reporters after the visit.

“At this point, this is not about me contesting elections. It is about Nigerians who want electronic transmission of election results,” he said.

Senator Nenadi Usman-led national caretaker committee of the Labour Party has formally taken over the party’s National Secretariat in Utako, Abuja, declaring that the party was entering a new phase of rebuilding and expansion following the court judgment affirming her leadership.

Addressing party faithful, stakeholders and journalists shortly after resuming duties at the secretariat yesterday, Nenadi Usman described the development as symbolic and significant for the party’s future.

She noted that the event marked the first official activity at the party’s national secretariat since the Supreme Court judgment of April 4 last year, which brought to an end the protracted leadership crisis within the party.

What we thought would be a smooth process took a long time, but with patience, today we are here,” Usman said.

The LP chairman assured members nationwide that her leadership would focus on repositioning the party and strengthening its structures across the country.

Usman commended members of the party’s caretaker committee for their efforts since its inauguration, describing their work as critical to the transition.

Also speaking, the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, who chairs the party’s National Steering Committee on membership revalidation and new registration, said the committee had recorded significant progress.

Since December, we have recorded millions of registrations, and e-registration is still ongoing,” he said.

Emetu thanked party supporters for their loyalty during the legal battles and urged stakeholders to work together to strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Photo: Governor Fubara, President Tinubu,and Nyesom Wike

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has pledged to restore peace between him and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, assuring his predecessor that he would avoid actions that could be interpreted as disrespectful.

This was the outcome of their yesterday’s closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu, in Abuja.

Although President Tinubu had previously brokered a peace agreement between Wike and Fubara, political tensions resurfaced several months after the emergency rule was lifted.

President Tinubu convened the meeting as part of efforts to de-escalate the growing rift between Wike and Fubara.

Recently, a fresh impeachment move was initiated against Fubara by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly believed to be loyal to Wike.

The lawmakers accused the governor of gross misconduct, including the demolition of the Assembly complex, alleged extra-budgetary spending, withholding of funds meant for the Assembly Service Commission and failure to comply with a Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to the state legislature.

The Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, was also accused of reckless expenditure, obstructing the activities of the House, and permitting unauthorised persons to occupy offices within the Assembly complex.

The allegations followed earlier accusations made against the governor and his deputy before the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State in March 2025, which resulted in the suspension of both officials for six months.