The Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed how the 2019 general elections would
be monitored.
INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood
Yakubu disclosed this during his visit to the Managing Director/Chief Executive
Officer of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT, Abimbola Alale, in
Abuja.
INEC said it would deploy
satellite to remote areas where 3G and 4G networks are not available, to
monitor the 2019 general elections.
He said, “In continuation of
consultations with national agencies in the telecommunications sector, INEC
considers this interactive meeting critical to the success of our commitment to
deepening of the application of technology to elections.
“While we appreciate the
tremendous reach of the telecommunications operators, we are equally aware that
some of our polling Uunits are located in places where 3G and 4G networks are
not available for real time electronic transmission of results” he said.
“It is for this reason that we
wish to leverage on the capacity of NIGCOMSAT to provide a wide range of
telecommunication services. In particular, your broadband service offers a
tremendous flexible bandwidth capacity that can be deployed almost anywhere and
in a short period of time, including hard-to-reach and temporary locations.
“These are invaluable to the work
of INEC. Working with you and in partnership with the NCC as well as the
telecommunications operators, we believe the challenges to the seamless transmission
of results are not insurmountable.
” We are similarly aware that
NIGCOMSAT has the capacity for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting, multimedia,
video streaming, Hotspot event services and indoor and outdoor electronic
message displays. These services are invaluable to our work on voter education,
sensitisation and mobilisation for elections.”
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