The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmud Yakubu has announced the intention of the electoral body to deepen the use of technology in future elections.
To this end, he to told a meeting of representatives of 30 political parties in Abuja that INEC will be acquiring a technology that will enhance the collation and transmission of results.
His words :
“This Commission will not experiment. It will rather consolidate. Technology has come to stay.
“Not only will the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and the Smart Card Readers remain, we are going to go a step higher to see if we can also deploy technology for collation and transmission of results so that we make the processes between the conclusion of elections at the Polling Units, the counting and final tally at the Collation Centre speedy and more accurate and technology driven.”
Prof Yakubu assured the political parties of the continued neutrality of INEC in the conduct of elections across the country.
“While strengthening the Card Reader and the PVCs, which were innovations introduced in 2015, as we approach 2019, we shall move an inch higher by introducing technology in the processes of collation and transmission of results so that the processes will be faster and more accurate.
“New approaches are required to strengthen election management in the country and consequently consolidate our democracy further.
“We believe this can be best achieved by consultation with stakeholders and political parties are one of the most critical stakeholders.
“We will remain an unbiased Election Management Body.
“All political parties have equal status with INEC,” he said.
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