Prof Mahmood Yakubu,
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),Prof.Mahmood Yakubu,says appropriate technology deployment is the only measure to guarantee transparency and credibility in the electoral process in Nigeria.
He disclosed he received a delegation from the National Electoral Commission of Liberia who are in the country to understudy the country’s voter biometric registration process.
According to him, nations across the world are drifting from manual Electoral process and commended the Liberia Electoral Commission for taking the bold step to migrate to to the use of technology.
” In Nigeria, we are convinced that the use of appropriate technology is one of the best guarantees for transparency and credibility of the electoral process.As requested, we will share our experience with you to enable you make an informed decision for Liberia. In our interactions over the next two days, we will demonstrate to you and your team the processes for both the online and physical registration, the equipment used for the exercise, staff requirement and training, the procedure for cleaning up the field data, the compilation and printing of the register for elections and the system of storage and retrieval of information. We will also take you to some of the registration centres in Abuja for practical and on-the-spot experience of the exercise” he assured.
