Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano), says the provisions of the Senate Standing Rule which stipulate secret balloting, is most likely to be used in electing presiding officers for the 9th Senate.
Gaya, Chairman Senate Committee on Works, said with barely one month to the end of the 8th Senate it was unlikely that any change to the existing rule could be effected and concluded within its lifespan.
According to him, the process of changing the rule is similar to the process of passing a bill, which he said must be passed in both chambers, and a conference report of both chambers adopted for the rule to stand changed.
He further noted that the rule must be changed in strict compliance with parliamentary procedures.
Gaya, former Kano State Governor, was reacting to recent calls for the Senate to adopt open ballot system in electing presiding officers for the 9th Senate.
He stressed that the 2015 standing rule was the valid document for use at the election since it was the one currently in use.
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