The Governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, has revealed how
the deployment of Information Communication Technology
(ICT) in monitoring and reporting of events as they
unfolded during the August 9 governorship election in the
state prevented falsification of results.

The governor, in a statement by the Director Bureau of
Communication and Strategy, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon,was
quoted as stating this while delivering a keynote address
titled "Broadband: Oxygen for Digital Economy" at the
Africa Digital Forum and Award organised by the ICT Watch
Network at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Lagos on
Sunday evening.

Mr. Aregbesola pointed out that ICT was put to use by the
various situation rooms set up by the government to
monitor, get results and happening across all the units,
wards and local governments in the state, which he said
helped in no small measure.

He bemoaned the situation, where the country, at this jet
age, lacked the capacity to deploy advanced technologies to
locate the whereabouts of the Chibok school girls several
months after their abduction by Boko Haram insurgents.
The governor noted that Nigeria has a new opportunity for
economic resurgence in the digital age, saying that the
nation has the requisite infrastructure both material and
human.
He said, "We have a huge human population (167 million)
with equally immense needs. This is a potentially immense
market with which we can trade our way from poverty to
riches. Added to this is the demography of that population.
"Our population is predominantly composed of youths who
are energetic, enthusiastic, and innovative," the governor
said.
Mr. Aregbesola noted that the Osun experience in the use
of modern technology and the use of Internet could be a
model for national ICT development on a non-partisan
basis.
The governor pointed out that the use of ICT would
enhance greater deployment and consumption of
broadband.

According to Mr. Aregbesola, "In Osun, without being
immodest, we can say that ICT has been a major plank of
governance. We pioneered e-learning with the invention of
Opon Imo. We have also been able to provide card-based
e-credit for farmers. Of course, we have also deployed e-
based payroll and staff ID card on MasterCard platform
directly connected to the holder's account.
"We have also devised e-ID Card for all pupils in public
schools and the card will now serve as payment instrument
for our home-grown school feeding and health programme
(O'MEALS).

"We set up the OYESTECH, an institution for training youths
in the use, assembly and repair of electronic gadgets from
plasma television, computers to mobile phones," the
governor told the gathering.

Mr. Aregbesola said Nigeria has a great potential for
enhancing development in this information age through the
digital economy.

He noted that there were still huge potential in road traffic
monitoring and control, CCTV camera, weather monitoring
and forecast, national population database among others.
He said, "What this means is that there is power and
potential in numbers. A great number of people mean a
potentially great variety of needs to be met.

"The good thing is that in meeting these needs, a self-
reinforcing cycle is created in which people have access to
employment, are productively engaged, earn income,
create wealth, and spread prosperity with accompanying
prospect of material uplift and satisfaction."



Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/173310-deployed-ict-prevent-rigging-osun-election-aregbesola.html

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ideology:
Lies, corpers were paid to ensure APC wins

Were you on ground during the election process?
Did the corpers voted in the election?
Were results counted behind closed door or openly at each polling unit?
Answer the following questions pls

mistudreh:

Were you on ground during the election process?
Did the corpers voted in the election?
Were results counted behind closed door or openly at each polling unit?
Answer the following questions pls

I don't owe you any answers, i posted what I know,

ideology:

I don't owe you any answers, i posted what I know,

Hey u r wrong.... You ought to be able to answer those questions if u really know abt d election