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FCT- The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday said that the National Assembly was working towards amending the Electoral Act to allow for the use of electronic voting in the country.
Ekweremadu made this known in Abuja at the opening of a three-day International Conference on "Promoting Credible Election in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges in Information and Communications Technology.''
"In the present amendment to the Electoral Act, we seek to delete Section 52, which bars the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using electronic voting.
"This is to allow the Commission use its discretion to apply electronic voting at any time it deems it appropriate.''
Ekweremadu said that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill had passed the first reading in the Senate and would be one of the major focus of legislative attention once the 2014 National Budget was passed.
He expressed willingness of NASS to support the election management body to deliver credible and transparent elections in 2015.
Ekweremadu, however, advised INEC to be cautious in deploying ICT in the nation's election process.
Ekweremadu made this known in Abuja at the opening of a three-day International Conference on "Promoting Credible Election in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges in Information and Communications Technology.''
"In the present amendment to the Electoral Act, we seek to delete Section 52, which bars the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using electronic voting.
"This is to allow the Commission use its discretion to apply electronic voting at any time it deems it appropriate.''
Ekweremadu said that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill had passed the first reading in the Senate and would be one of the major focus of legislative attention once the 2014 National Budget was passed.
He expressed willingness of NASS to support the election management body to deliver credible and transparent elections in 2015.
Ekweremadu, however, advised INEC to be cautious in deploying ICT in the nation's election process.
