Electronic transmission of results will mitigate rigging – APC chieftain

• APC chieftain says electronic transmission of election results will mitigate rigging
• Admitting that the system would no doubt be hundred percent perfect

Ekohotblog reports that Irimiya Ezekiel Afukonyo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has endorsed electronic transmission of election results.

The chieftain stated his views at an interactive session with media practitioners in Taraba State’s Wukari Local Government Area, saying the procedure will go a long way toward mitigating election fraud in the country.

Afukonyo, who is also the head of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University’s governing body, stated that if the process is completed, it “would be the greatest thing that has ever happened to our democracy.”

He said, “People don’t like straightforward routes. If this is done, definitely the electronic system can never lie, and it will definitely mitigate rigging during elections.”

Admitting that the system would no doubt be hundred percent perfect, but was optimistic that it will be better of than the manual system, stating that “it has been demonstrated in other parts of the world.”

Stressing that “It is only here in Nigeria that we are complaining of our population” other parts of the world, as made known by him “now prefer this system.”

For those working tirelessly round the clock to frustrate the process, he said “it is because they want shortcuts that is why they are trying all possible means to boycott this system so they can have their ways.”

Afukonyo, one of the candidates vying for the APC governorship ticket in the state for the next general elections, stated, “I want this system to be given a chance.”

He encouraged Nigerians to embrace the process, believing that electronic transmission of election results will provide reliable data and allow eligible voters in distant regions to come out in large numbers to vote without fear of manipulation.