 President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan says the leadership of the National Assembly will not succumb to blackmail over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, presently before both chambers. Lawan attributed the falsehood peddled in accusations fingering the leadership of the National Assembly of manipulating the contents of the bill as the work of mischief makers bent on blackmailing their leadership. The report of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 was laid by the chairman of the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Ainek Sen. Kabyrugeya. Lawan said there are various accusations and insinuations that the leadership of the Senate have tampered with the report of the Committee on Ainek of both chambers. The Senate present therefore advised Nigerians to lobby lawmakers on any aspect of the bill they feel strongly about. Mr. President, I would like to move that the Senate do receive the report of Independent National Electoral Commission, Ainek, on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, SB 122. I so move, Mr. President. There are various accusations, insinuations that the leadership of the Senate, sometimes leadership of the National Assembly are tampered with the report of the Committee on Ainek of both chambers. Some of those accusing the leadership of the National Assembly are misinformed, innocent. Some are simply mischievous and rubber rousers. This is the first time this report is laid here and this report of the Committee. This is the decision of the Committee on Ainek and therefore whatever will be discussed or considered about the Electoral Act Amendment Bill will be on the basis of what has been presented to the Senate here. If anybody feels very strongly about anything, lobby the single senators to converse for your position rather than blackmail leadership because my telephone line and that of the Honourable Speaker were published in one day I received over 900 SMS messages saying we have manipulated this. We didn't. We will do what is right. We have our procedures and lobbying is part of democracy. NEWS OPDATES