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El-Rufai introduces electronic voting to Nigeria, says APC deserves to win Kaduna LG elections

May 4, 2018 Press Release



In a record-setting move, the local government elections in Kaduna State are to be conducted using Electronic Voting Machines.

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai said his government has invested considerable sums in electronic voting because the All Progressives Congress (APC) believes votes must count

Mr. El-Rufai was speaking at the flag-off of the APC’s campaign for the local government elections in the state. The ceremony, which held at the Kaduna Township Stadium, had in attendance John Oyegun, national chairman of the APC; Zainab Ahmed, minister of state, budget and national planning, and senior officials of the Kaduna APC.

“We have made the most significant investment ever to promote electoral integrity and transparency in Nigeria. Our local government elections will be the first ever in Nigeria conducted by electronic voting,” the governor said.

“By introducing electronic voting machines, this government is affirming its democratic credentials, a firm belief that people’s vote must count.”

Acknowledging that INEC’s introduction of the card reader for the 2015 elections helped promote electoral integrity, Mr. El-Rufai said Kaduna is now taking it a step further to bring full electronic voting.

Mr. El-Rufai disclosed that the APC is making life better in Kaduna State.

He said the APC government in Kaduna State has in three years worked hard to overcome the legacy of sorrow that PDP left.

He reminded the people that 16 years of PDP rule left most public schools without furniture and other amenities.

To move the state forward, the APC has 1293 projects at various stages of completion across the state, he said, adding that the projects are being funded by unprecedented levels of capital spending.

“In each of the two full budget years we have had, 2016 and 2017, this government has spent more than N60bn on schools, hospitals, roads and water projects.”

“This injection of at least N120bn of budgetary investments into our state comes at a difficult period of national economic challenges. But we have been able to this because we have overthrown the corrupt legacy of the PDP; because the purpose of government has been rightly adjusted to making life better for our people through a commitment to their Education, Health, Jobs and Security.”

Speaking on the imminent LG elections in the state, Mr. El-Rufai disclosed that the APC is confident that the people will entrust the 23 local governments in the party that has given them life.



“As firm believers in democracy at the local level, we have invested considerable time in making our local governments fit for purpose,” he said.

“It is no exaggeration to affirm that we have reinvented the local government system.

“We inherited a system where many of our local government councils were so over-bloated that at least eight of them could not pay salaries without state government support. That system was so perverse that funds were illegally squeezed from solvent councils to pay bankrupt councils.

“By changing the laws, and removing their excess personnel burdens, all of our 23 local government councils are now solvent, able to pay their own staff and still have enough funds left to delivers services and projects. We have set our local government councils free from years of bankruptcy!”


The offices of the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission were recently gutted by fire. But the government says it is resolutely supporting SIECOM’s determination to hold the election as scheduled.

APC national chairman, Mr. Oyegun, who handed flags to the party’s chairman candidates, said he is proud to be present on the day electronic voting was introduced in Nigeria. Mr. Oyegun received into the APC prominent politicians and their supporters who have decamped from the PDP.

Mr. El-Rufai said the local government elections present an opportunity for Kaduna State voters to permanently retire the politicians of deceit and selfishness who are blocking the progress of the state, and impeding service delivery to ordinary people.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/267195-el-rufai-introduces-electronic-voting-to-nigeria-says-apc-deserves-to-win-kaduna-lg-elections.html



1) L-R: Minister of State Budget Zainab Ahmed, Ummi El-Rufai, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Chief John Oyegun; Kaduna State Deputy Governor Barnabas Bala and Finance Commissioner Suleiman Abdu Kwari at the flag-off of the Kaduna APC’s local government election campaign.


2) Acting Chairman APC Kaduna State Shuaibu Idris, APC NationalChairman Chief John Oyegun and Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the flag-off of the APC Kaduna’s local government election campaign. Credit: KDSG Media

3) L-R: Minister of State Budget Zainab Ahmed, Ummi El-Rufai, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Chief John Oyegun; Kaduna State Deputy Governor Barnabas Bala and Finance Commissioner Suleiman Abdu Kwari at the flag-off of the Kaduna APC’s local government election campaign

Noted.

Electronic Rigging Machine, you mean?

But not in use sha

Dey don start

Lol, daft midget trying to do inecs job for inec
Is he that desperate?

Will any other party win besides APC

This El Rufai get electronic heart..

Ist the work of the Governor to introduce the said evoting or that of the INEC

Hope it will be use to send Buba back to Daura! Make dem check am because dis kind machine might in turn work against d populace.

And there it is again.....still blaming PDP after 3yrs of bad performance
God punish APC dia

Allow INEC to do their job

Rubbish

Clap for my governor

satanic party... forming saint

Watsoneology:
Ist the work of the Governor to introduce the said evoting or that of the INEC

LifeofAirforce:
Allow INEC to do their job

Rubbish

slightlyMad:
Lol, daft midget trying to do inecs job for inec
Is he that desperate?

Sektor101:
But not in use sha

Local government elections are conducted by state electoral commissions. They are not conducted by INEC. The Kaduna State Government is purchasing electronic voting machines for the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM) to use in conducting the local government elections in Kaduna on May 12th. According to them, it will be the first time that electronic voting machines are used in Nigeria.

Little minds and brains is equivalent to APC. Honestly that machine is designed to reject any vote against APC. APC wish to push the election to court. Remember they appointed the chief justice of the federation.

I guess we can now link the fire at the state independent electoral commission with this electronic voting idea

Are kaduna midgets productive?

LifeofAirforce:
Allow INEC to do their job

Rubbish

Mumu you self de talk for politics instead of showing pictures of the set of rubbish you purchased for your incoming baby mama.

It should not be Hackable

Vaseline for Zombies

naptu2:
Local government elections are conducted by state electoral commissions. They are not conducted by INEC. The Kaduna State Government is purchasing electronic voting machines for the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM) to use in conducting the local government elections in Kaduna on May 12th. According to them, it will be the first time that electronic voting machines are used in Nigeria.

Did you not even wonder why all of a sudden the entire states in Nigeria seems to be conducting LG elections. This had never happened since 1999. What are they afraid of?

He also introduced Election in Nigeria

khadaffi:
Did you not even wonder why all of a sudden the entire states in Nigeria seems to be conducting LG elections. This had never happened since 1999. What are they afraid of?

State independent electoral commissions have always conducted local government elections. It's actually in the 1999 constitution.

B - State Independent Electoral Commission





3. A State Independent Electoral Commission shall comprise the following members -


(a) a Chairman; and

(b) not less than five but not more than seven other persons.

4. The Commission shall have power-


(a) to organise, undertake and supervise all elections to local government councils within the State.

(b) to render such advice as it may consider necessary to the Independent National Electoral Commission on the compilation of and the register of voters in so far as that register is applicable to local government elections in the State.

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm#StateIndependentElectoralCommission

Vote does not count

naptu2:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/267195-el-rufai-introduces-electronic-voting-to-nigeria-says-apc-deserves-to-win-kaduna-lg-elections.html



1) L-R: Minister of State Budget Zainab Ahmed, Ummi El-Rufai, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Chief John Oyegun; Kaduna State Deputy Governor Barnabas Bala and Finance Commissioner Suleiman Abdu Kwari at the flag-off of the Kaduna APC’s local government election campaign.


2) Acting Chairman APC Kaduna State Shuaibu Idris, APC NationalChairman Chief John Oyegun and Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the flag-off of the APC Kaduna’s local government election campaign. Credit: KDSG Media

3) L-R: Minister of State Budget Zainab Ahmed, Ummi El-Rufai, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Chief John Oyegun; Kaduna State Deputy Governor Barnabas Bala and Finance Commissioner Suleiman Abdu Kwari at the flag-off of the Kaduna APC’s local government election campaign

That løok on your face when you hear that an armed robber bought a patrol vehicle for police....


Apc bought voting machine for state inec to conduct election that Apc is also contesting....

No wonder devil had deport himself from nigeria loooooong time ago

Partisan politics

Yes! He can introduce electronic voting but the national assembly cannot change election order. Empty leaders of Nigeria.

I understand this game plan! El rufai wants to do this so that PMB and his gang will form adopting electronic voting system as a better alternative to the present ballot box style where all voters visibly wait and watch as their votes are counted, and even escort the electoral officers to INEC office. It's a plan to rig 2019 election!