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E-transmission of election result will stop money politics, mediocrity, and political blackmailing – Sheik Gumi
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Islamic cleric and scholar has recommended the senate’s choice to permit the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee transmit election outcomes electronically.
Gumi in a Fb publish he shared, averred that e-transmission of election end result will cease cash politics, mediocrity, and political blackmailing.
He additionally said that it’s going to cut back rigging and votes manipulation which dangerous politicians have been utilizing to carry the nation at its jugular veins.
The Cleric wrote;
Since 1999 when the khaki returned to the barracks, we’ve not heard the higher excellent news for Nigerians as this singular act of creating it authorized to transmit elections outcomes electronically. Although, it stays the funding and implementation that are but to be seen.
Nonetheless, this can on no account immeasurable cut back the rigging and votes manipulation, the one approach dangerous politicians have been capable of maintain the nation for a very long time at its jugular veins. Cash politics, mediocrity, and political blackmailing will all vanish or almost so by making each vote genuinely counted. This can be a large plus for our Senate and the democracy that provides Nigerians free will to decide on and repel leaders they so want.
I.N.E.C has to instantly with the collaboration of NGOs embark on a voter’s consciousness marketing campaign, which ought to embrace the agricultural areas. With satellite tv for pc web expertise perfected and obtainable, no inch of Nigeria soil needs to be out of attain of the election.
There are plenty of technical points, concerned, however nothing is insurmountable wanting on the expertise of nations like India with nearly 800 million voters.
We have now been advocating this since early 2015 after we had a convention in Gamji corridor Kaduna attended by representatives of I.N.E.C, PDP and APC below the auspices of ‘MY CHOICE MY PRIDE FOUNDATION’. Notably, Engr. Buba Galadima made a speech on behalf on the APC. It was memorable and We’re glad that some semblance to free and truthful elections is on the horizon now as we might say good riddance to dangerous governance.
