Senator Kabiru Gaya at the weekend disclosed that the National Assembly would investigate the one week postponement of the 2019 general elections.
Few hours to the commencement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections the 16th of last month, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had postponed the elections and governorship and state’s houses of Assembly by one week.
Gaya, who spoke with State House correspondents, disclosed why Kano people voted for President Muhammadu Buhari, even though the turnout for the elections was low.
According to him, the next Senate will work with President Buhari in the interest of the nation.
On postponement of the elections, he said “I was happy at the day one when they shifted the elections and I said still after shifting the election we will call them and we will investigate the INEC for shifting the election because it caused a poor turnout. We will find out the reason – if it is funding, we gave them enough funding, if it was issue of security, the security agencies were ready.
“So why should INEC shift the elections? We are going to investigate that when we come back after the governorship election. But sadly, generally they did what they could do, I could say, it’s a pass mark.” he said
Asked the kind of Senate Nigerians should expect in the ninth Assembly, Senator Gaya said “A humble Senate, a vibrant senate and a Senate that will work with Mr President.”
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