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Mr Nick Dazang, Deputy Director (Publicity ) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday while speaking with newsmen said the commission would use the electronic voting system if the electoral law permits it.
"We all know the importance of electronic voting. It is an essential force that plays critical role as one of the basic instruments of credible election.
"India and some other countries have used it and the elections held so far in these countries have been adjudged as not only free and fair, but also credible,’’ he said.
According to him, Nigeria has similar terrain with India in terms of population which means that electronic voting can work in this country.
Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) had on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to prevail on INEC to adopt the electronic voting method for the country.
It observed that this method of voting would stave off the irregularities usually associated with the conventional manual voting.
"We all know the importance of electronic voting. It is an essential force that plays critical role as one of the basic instruments of credible election.
"India and some other countries have used it and the elections held so far in these countries have been adjudged as not only free and fair, but also credible,’’ he said.
According to him, Nigeria has similar terrain with India in terms of population which means that electronic voting can work in this country.
Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) had on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to prevail on INEC to adopt the electronic voting method for the country.
It observed that this method of voting would stave off the irregularities usually associated with the conventional manual voting.
