Controversial Islamic scholar and preacher, Sheikh Ahmad
Gumi, has hailed the decision by the Senate which allows the Independent
National Electoral Commission to transmit election results electronically.
In a post on Facebook, the cleric said the development will
reduce rigging and votes manipulation which bad politicians have been using to
hold the country at its jugular veins.
Gumi also said the E-transmission of election results will
reduce money politics, mediocrity, and political blackmailing to the barest
minimum.
This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘The Revised
Electoral Act On Electronic Transmission Of Election Results: Congratulations
Nigerians!’
According to Gumi, “Since 1999 when the khaki returned to
the barracks, we’ve not heard the better good news for Nigerians as this
singular act of making it legal to transmit elections results electronically.
Though, it remains the funding and implementation which are yet to be seen.
“Nonetheless, this
will in no way immeasurable reduce the rigging and votes manipulation, the only
way bad politicians have been able to hold the nation for a long time at its
jugular veins. Money politics, mediocrity, and political blackmailing will all
vanish or nearly so by making every vote genuinely counted. This is a big plus
for our Senate and the democracy that gives Nigerians free will to choose and
repel leaders they so wish.
“INEC has to immediately with the collaboration of NGOs
embark on a voter’s awareness campaign, which should include the rural areas.
With satellite internet technology perfected and available, no inch of Nigeria
soil should be out of reach of the election.
“There are a lot of technical issues, involved, but nothing
is insurmountable looking at the experience of countries like India with almost
800 million voters.
“We have been advocating this since early 2015 when we had a
conference in Gamji hall Kaduna attended by representatives of INEC, PDP and
APC under the auspices of ‘MY CHOICE MY PRIDE FOUNDATION’. Notably, Engr. Buba
Galadima made a speech on behalf on the APC. It was memorable and We are glad
that some semblance to free and fair elections is on the horizon now as we may
say good riddance to bad governance.”
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