A Catastrophic Shame : Kogi APC Senators Voted Against e- voting - Said Dino Melaye

Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy, has for many years been held down by issues of election fraud, thuggery, violence as seen in past manual elections in the country.E-election offers great promise and potential as the panacea for voter fraud in Nigeria’s electoral system. 

Apart from guaranteeing confidentiality, an effective e-voting system ensures that only eligible voters are allowed to vote and the votes cast reflect their choices. 

Specifically, the e-voting process is to kickstart electronic balloting — the use of machines to cast votes at polling centres

It won’t be right to say e-voting is new to the electorate because some elements of the process are visible in the electoral system: biometric registration and accreditation, smart card readers for verification, a result viewing portal, electronic voting machines (EVMs), and real-time online transmission of voting results directly from voting machines. Yet some senators especial from Kogi State voted against the bill whereas it remains inconsequential until it was passed into law. 

"What a shame and catastrophe...Those who voted against electronic transmission of result today including all our senators from Kogi have killed the robust efforts of our founding fathers in building a just and egalitarian Nigeria. Awolowo,Zik and Sadauna turning in thier graves. Senator Dino Melaye Said