The
Nigerian Senate has adopted the E-Voting System to vote on the confirmation of
new Supreme court judges. They took to their twitter page to announce this new
development. — Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) October 18, 2016 In confirming the
appointments, the 8th Senate employed the electronic voting system for the
first time since its inauguration in June 2015. Recall that the last time the
electronic voting system was employed by the Senate
was in 2014 during the 7th Senate under the presidency of Senator David Mark.
The upper chamber at the time used the electronic system to vote during the Constitution review of 2014. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate has confirmed Hon Justice Ejembi Eko JCA and Hon. Justice Amina A. Augie JCA as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Out of 109 senators, 38 supported the appointment of Justice Eko while 39 senators supported Justice Augie’s appointment while the others did not vote for either of the two. The deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over plenary commended the two justices and charged them to uphold and defend the tenets of their calling.
The upper chamber at the time used the electronic system to vote during the Constitution review of 2014. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate has confirmed Hon Justice Ejembi Eko JCA and Hon. Justice Amina A. Augie JCA as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Out of 109 senators, 38 supported the appointment of Justice Eko while 39 senators supported Justice Augie’s appointment while the others did not vote for either of the two. The deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over plenary commended the two justices and charged them to uphold and defend the tenets of their calling.
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