The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would deploy technological solutions to checkmate any security threats to its personnel and facilities during the November 6 Anambra governorship election. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday at a retreat to review the operationalisation structure of the Election Monitoring and Support Center (EMSC) in […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it would deploy technological solutions to checkmate any security threats to its personnel and facilities during the November 6 Anambra governorship election.INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday at a retreat to review the operationalisation structure of the Election Monitoring and Support Center in Keffi, Nasarawa state.
He said; “Something new and innovative that we are deploying for the Anambra poll is the security app in view of the recent attacks on our facilities across the country.“When election is conducted, they are thousands of interrelated activities happening across the country in far locations, and the commission must be in a position to effectively monitor these activities and like everything we do, we don’t just monitor manually but using technology.
“As a testimony to its robustness as an election management tool, many countries in the West African Region and beyond have shown interest in studying and adopting the EMSC system for their use.”According to him, reviewing such technology would assist the commission in resolving its anticipated challenges before the 2023 general election.
He, however, said the current electoral law was adequate enough for the commission to continue with the deployment of certain technologies.“We don’t need any provision of law for instance for us to deploy EMSC or technology for voter registration. So we will wait and see what eventually comes out from the national assembly for us to effectively comment”, he added.
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