If the above insertion of the “strange” clause 50,outlawing electronic transmission of results, passes, the implication is that we are on a backward movement. The original idea behind INEC adopting electronic transmission of results, as seen in Edo elections, is to progress our electoral process to electronic voting. E-voting is no rocket science, and in this age of invention, we do not need to re- invent the wheel.
I interprete the clause seeking to exclude electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Bill 2020 as setting the grounds The second issue is the excessive monetisation of the electoral process. The proposal before National Assembly is to move the limit of campaign expenditure for presidency from N5bn to N15bn , governorship from N1bn to N5bn ,Senate to N1.5b, House of Reps to N500m, State House of Assembly and Area Council Chairmanship to N50m. The real challenge is in monitoring of this expenditure cap and enforcement of the provisions of the law .
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