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By Lawrence Agbo
Member of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Seriake Dickson, says Nigeria has not reached a stage where electronic voting can be implemented at polling units.
Dickson cautioned against what he described as an overemphasis on “real-time” transmission of election results.
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Speaking amid ongoing debates on amendments to the Electoral Act on Tuesday on ARISE News, Dickson argued that the country’s electoral credibility would not be guaranteed merely by the adoption of electronic voting technology or the fixation on real-time result uploads.
“The country is not operating real-time electronic voting. The notion and fixation of real-time shouldn’t be because that is not something we are practising,” Dickson said.
He maintained that transparency in elections goes beyond technological buzzwords, noting that the constant reference to “real-time” transmission is misplaced.
