2011 election result to be released instantly’
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Written by Ismail Mudashir, Kaduna
Results of the 2011 general elections will be released almost instantly as it will be conducted with the newly introduced electronic voting system, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Maurice Iwu disclosed this yesterday in Kaduna.
Speaking when he paid Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna a courtesy visit as a prelude to the first national stakeholders’ forum on the electronic system, he said Nigerians would be able to watch and record happenings in polling stations across the country as they unfold.

“States would be able to have their aggregates and judge for themselves the results of election in their respective polling booths even before we release the results. INEC is fully computerised to carry out the election using e-voting system. And this will make our work easier and better,’ but let me quickly admit that computer will not provide any solution to such things as when people have disease of the mind, when people refuse to accept defeat even when they lose elections,” he said.

Sam Milla:

Relax MrCrackles,
I am sure they are already devising a way of getting around the machine.

I know they wont rest!

strangleyo:




GOOD!!!

Jaytee67:

It looks like nothing can satisfy we Nigerians. Why not let us give this new approach a benefit of doubt first. If we have better suggestions we can equally bring them forward either by writing them in the dailies or submitting our own proposals to them one way or the other. Personally, I don't have faith in Iwu any longer also but I still believe the introduction of electronic voting is not a bad idea.

defman:

Good? When there was physical paper involved they still found a way to rig. Now it's electronic, do you know how easy it will be to rig? When the system starts counting votes from 1000 instead of 0. The only thing this will reduce is the violence associated with stealing ballot boxes and the like.

strangleyo:

The Machines are American and their operation will probably be outsourced.
To be honest I just think it will become like Kenya where the vote will be clean but the losers will simply drum up thugs to fight for them anyways.

wirinet:

I vehemently disagree with your indictment of losers of elections in Nigeria. If the Elections are Free, Fair and Transparent, it would be foolhardy to complain and fight in such an election because the person would look stupid. Even in the case where the elections is disputed, the actual materials can easily be retrieved and recounted in your presence without any shenanigans.

But the voodoo results from voodoo elections in Nigeria will make a case for even a saint to complain, and besides if you do not compete in the thuggery, intimidation and/or ballot box snatching coupled with adequate bribing the electoral officers, police and other agencies, then you are not ready to challenge the incumbent. you votes would be easily "captured", - ask Tinunbu.

Sam Milla:

Relax @ All,

I am sure they are already devising a way of getting around the machine.

brein:

Exactly.

toideve:

no be human i mean PDP ppl go operate the machine?