President Muhammadu Buhari has
said technological innovation made his emergence as president possible and that
it was a testament of transparent electoral process.
President Buhari
President Buhari
The 2015 general elections witnessed the introduction
of a card reader and a permanent voter’s card which helped to eliminate double
voting and introduced a level of accuracy.
Professor Attahiru Jega who was
the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) won
several international awards for his composure and delivery of service
including being named the electoral
commissioner of the year by the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies
(ICPS) of the United Kingdom.
The Nation reports that David Lawal, the Secretary to
the Government of the Federation who represented the president at the National
engineering conference and annual general meeting of the Nigerian Society of
Engineers (NSE) in Akure, Ondo state said the commitment of Nigerian engineers
helped to achieve a fair election.
He added that the transparency of the election which
led to Buhari being declared as winner was based on the expertise and
commitment of the engineers.
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo and Chief Afe
Babalola who were at the conference urged the engineers to discharge their
duties with a sense of professionalism.
The professionalism expected from engineers in
connection to electoral practice is coming at a time when gubernatorial
elections are coming on in Kogi and Bayelsa in November 21 and December 5
respectively.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the
chairman INEC has vowed that the
gubernatorial election in Kogi state will be free and fair and also promised
that only Kogi state electorates will decide the next governor.
Source: Naij.com
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