Former Kaduna senator Shehu Sani says making electronic transmission of election results mandatory will not automatically guarantee free and fair elections in Nigeria.

Speaking on Channels Television, Sani said technology can improve transparency but cannot replace political will and institutional integrity.

His comments come amid protests in Abuja over the National Assembly’s refusal to make real-time electronic transmission compulsory in the amended Electoral Act.

Sani backed electronic transmission but insisted the law must allow manual collation in cases of technical failure.

“It all depends on what we want to do as a country with our electoral system,” he said.