UPDATED: State Police: Senate abandons electronic voting, adopts manual roll-call vote

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja
The Senate has abandoned its planned electronic voting system for the historic consideration of the State Police Bill and other constitutional amendment proposals, opting instead for a manual roll-call voting process in which senators will be called by name and required to publicly declare their positions.
The dramatic change was announced on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday which is ongoing following a motion moved by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who argued that technical issues affecting some voting devices could disenfranchise members and undermine the transparency of the process.
Moving the motion, Bamidele said the Senate should allow every sena...