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.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State have announced that they will not participate in the state assembly by-elections scheduled for February 21, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Similarly, the Kano State Chairman of the PDP, Yusuf Ado Kibiya, announced that his party would also boycott the polls, citing what he described as inadequate notice by INEC.

The ADC State Chairman, Musa Shu’aibu Ungoggo, said the party decided to boycott the exercise because it had no confidence in the credibility of the process.

“The party believes the by-elections would amount to an “appointment” rather than a genuine electoral contest,” he said .

Ungoggo said he had personally observed several previous by-elections, which he described as a waste of time, adding that the ADC was focusing its energy on preparations for the 2027 general elections.

He further alleged that some political parties contesting the by-elections were doing so under the influence of the ruling party in the state.

Ungoggo claimed that he was approached to involve the ADC in the race but turned down the offer, insisting that the party would not be part of what he described as the “drama” associated with by-elections.

Kibiya said the timeframe given to the party was too short to allow for proper preparation and effective participation.

“Although we have written to INEC, we have not received any response. I have also informed the party headquarters about the situation,” he said.“Therefore, I want to inform our members that we will not be participating in the upcoming by-elections.”

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.