Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola,
has again advocated the use of electronic
voting system for elections in the country,
saying it would not only save Nigerians
the stress experienced every four years in
the voting process , but would also save
the nation huge costs.
Fashola, who fielded questions from
newsmen after a presentation and a mock
voting process to demonstrate the
effectiveness of the electronic voting
machine by an Indian firm at the Banquet
Hall of the Lagos House, Marina, said the
process would also encourage more
participation by Nigerians who are
apathetic about voting due to the rigours
involved.
The governor, who invited the Indian
company, Bharat Electronics Limited ,
explained that he decided to invite them to
Nigeria after he visited the Electoral
Commission of India, where the system
has been successfully used over the years,
adding that if the commission could
conduct elections successfully for over 800
million Indian voters with the use of the
machine, it was possible that the present
electoral problems of Nigeria , with 170
million population , would be solved.
He said , “I went to India to participate in
an Urban Development Conference and it
coincided with the period we were having
some challenges with the distribution of
permanent voters ’ cards in Lagos . So I
took off time to visit the Electoral
Commission of India just to see how it
works for them because I felt that if they
were having it easy with a population
thrice as large as ours , then we need to
learn from them .
“I started working on how to bring the
company that manufactures the machines
here, getting visas from the High
Commission for them to come here. Now
they are here to show Nigerians that it is
not rocket science . It is now left for us to
find the will to do things better. I even
believe these machines could be made here
if we put our scientists to task to solve
our problems .
Fashola said the decision to use the EVM
in the next elections was for Nigerians to
decide but added, “It makes sense because
if we are going digital in all other things
and processes, why are we afraid to use
the EVM? Almost everything we do now is
electronic, so why should the issue of use
of EVM be a point of discussion . The fact
is that automation improves efficiency. ”
Fashola claimed that his purpose of
bringing the firm to Lagos was to show
Nigerians how simple the EVM is .
“The truth is that when I saw this thing , it
looked so simple and it made sense.
Before, I used to think it was such a
complex thing . People are sometimes
afraid of what they do not understand . So I
said , maybe some people who resist this
thing resist it because it is something they
can’ t visually connect . dailyindependentnig.com/2014/12/2015-fashola-advocates-electronic-voting/

Fashola seems to be light-years ahead of all other administrators in Nigeria. How come we never get the best persons to rule this Republic.


Bad leaders indeed is our curse.


SAI FASHOLA
SAI AKPABIO
SAI DONALD DUKE
SAI AKINWUMI(AGRIC MIN)
SAI OBI EKWESILI?
SAI OKOROCHA
SAI ADOLPH HITLER