by Titilayo Adewumi, Managing Director at SAP West Africa LAGOS, Nigeria, 31 January 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As Africa’s largest democracy gears up for its hotly contested elections, the question of technology’s role in enhancing the voting process is once again in the spotlight. Nigeria goes to the polls in February to elect a new President, House […]
by Titilayo Adewumi, Managing Director at SAP West Africa LAGOS, Nigeria, 31 January 2023 -/African Media Agency/- As Africa’s largest democracy gears up for its hotly contested elections, the question of technology’s role in enhancing the voting process is once again in the spotlight.
Among the factors contributing to the low voter turnout are inadequate voter education, ineffective voter mobilisation, and low trust in state institutions. And despite the importance of elections to the broader democratic and nation-building effort, many countries in West Africa and across the continent are experiencing declining numbers of voter participation.About 60% of the Nigerian population consists of youth aged 24 or under.
This includes the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System which provides a dual fingerprint and facial recognition accreditation process to ensure only genuine voters are able to cast their ballots. The introduction of the INEC Result Viewing portal will bring greater visibility and transparency to the polling results in real time come the 2023 elections.Greater use of e-voting could encourage voters in outlying areas to cast their ballot.
Firstly, citizens residing in other countries or who may be traveling abroad during election cycles have a mountain to climb in order to cast their votes. By introducing e-voting functionality to out-of-country voters, the country may benefit from greater voter participation.
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