Electronic transmission: Give them everything, they will still complain – Senate blasts protesters

Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, has lashed out at Nigeriansprotesting real-time electronic transmission of election results. Speaking during an interview on ‘Politics Today’, aprogramme on Channels Television on Tuesday, Adaramodu said the protesters havealways been there even for good things. Nigerians, on Monday converged in Abuja for the “OccupyNational Assembly” protest against the rejection of e-transmission of electionresults by the Senate. Prominent politicians such as the former Labour Partypresidential candidate, Peter Obi, as well as former Minister of Transport,Rotimi Amaechi, among others participated in the protest. Reacting, the Senate spokesman said, “Those people you sawon the street are always there, even for good things. “If you give them a road, they will say it is not wideenough. If you give them electricity, they will say the light is not brightenough. “It’s the same people on the street, and they will continueto be there.”

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