A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has condemned the Senate’s removal of the electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act, describing it as an attempt to rig the 2027 general elections.
Oguntoyinbo warned that the move represents yet another effort to take Nigeria backward.
Speaking in a press statement released to journalists on Friday, the 6th of February, 2026, in Ibadan, the PDP chieftain expressed disappointment over the Senate’s recent rejection of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) proposal for electronic transmission of results.
Reacting to the development, Oguntoyinbo criticized the Senators, stating that the removal of the electronic transmission clause from the Electoral Act “is an avenue to open doors for rigging of elections in 2027.” He added that Nigerians are uneasy about the decision.
He further urged the Senate President to reconsider the amendment, emphasizing, “Nigerians are not comfortable to hear that there is no electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Act or that it is optional, you can use it, or you cannot use it. No. The Electronic Transmission of Results should be made compulsory for INEC. The alleged decision of the Senate is sending a wrong signal and is moving Nigeria completely back into the stone ages.
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“Please, we don’t want ambiguity. Election results must be electronically transmitted from the polling units across the country.
“We should not return to the era of ballot box snatching. The lawmakers should help INEC to deliver a free, fair, credible and well-accepted results.
The Senate must ensure that those who govern the country are people duly elected by the people. And the only way this can be done is to tidy up the Electoral Act and avoid ambiguity in its draft.”