Thursday, March 22, 2007

No going back on poll — Iwu

http://www.punchng.com/Article-print.aspx?theartic=Art200703222501259

Summary

The INEC chairman, Prof. Maurine Iwu, claimed that nothing is going to stop them notto conduct the April poll. He stated this when he was speaking to a group of journalists in Abuja. He also said the coming election would be free and fair and the process for the election would be paper ballot system and voters’ photograph would be assign to the card. Also the result would be taken to various centres where the result would be announced except the presidential that would be announced in Abuja. He said.

View point

Positive point

The use of voters’ card with photograph would be very good for the election and the use of electronics machine. These will prevent voters’ for voting more than one time. Rigging of election will be totally wiped away from the April poll. I still advice the INEC to take proper care and be vigilant during the election. They should send reliable security to every centre where the election is conducted.

Negative point

I still not bide the idea of voters’ car with photograph. The reason is that, we are in Nigeria ill everything is possible. People can still maneuver this card to ring the election despite the electronic machine. There are many bad politicians out there doing nothing but busy planning on how to hack into the machine. INEC be ware and be at alert.

Resolution/conclusion

“INEC had put in place measures that would make the election not only credible but free and fair” it sound nice and reliable but remember that this election is going to free and fair not because of the electronics machine and the voters’ card, but note that 90% of either the election is going to be free and fair or not lays on the INEC. They had the final saying. So it is time for the INEC to prove their self right if they are good or corrupt. Because we Nigeria have be hearing this kind of worlds for the last decade. At the end things remain what they are

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