Anambra polls: Test run E-transmission of election results- ADP to INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has been asked to test electronic transmission of election results using the November 6 Anambra governorship poll.

This appeal was made by Yabaji Sani, the National Chairman of Action Democratic Party, during the Party’s campaign council inauguration for the Anambra election in Abuja on Friday.

Sani said that the Anambra poll presents a perfect opening for the technologically driven process to be tested ahead of the 2023 general elections.

He said, “I wish to seize this opportunity to congratulate INEC on its historic victory over the debacle with the National Assembly on the issue of electronic transmission of election results.

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“Most certainly, the courage demonstrated by the leadership of INEC under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has in no small measure, reinforced the confidence of Nigerians in the possibilities for the conduct of credible elections in the country, in times ahead.

“In this regard, the ADP emphatically demands that the electoral body should test-run the electronic transfer of votes in the Anambra governorship election, ahead 2023,” he said.

Sani encouraged the federal government and security agencies to use the Anambra poll to judge how efficient the nation’s security apparatus is, ahead of 2023.

He also tasked the government to ensure that the Anambra election was conducted as scheduled in a free, fair, and credible way.