The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Ejembi Eko and Justice Amina Augie as Justices of the Supreme Court using its hitherto abandoned electronic voting system.
The confirmation of the Justices followed the consideration of the report of its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, which urged the Senate to go ahead with the confirmation.
In confirming the appointments, the 8th Senate employed the electronic voting system for the first time since its inauguration in June 2015.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the last time the electronic voting system was employed by the Senate was in 2014 during the 7th Senate under the Presidency of Sen. David Mark
The Senate then used the electronic system to vote during the Constitution review of 2014.
At Tuesday’s plenary, 38 senators supported the appointment of Eko while 39 senators supported Augie’s appointment while one senator did not vote for...
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