Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, has called for the adoption of electronic voting in Nigeria. He made the recommendation while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected members of the Executive Committee of the university’s Postgraduate Students’ Association (POGSASS).
Speaking through the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Management Services, Prof. Yisa Fakunle, the VC said the University of Ilorin had successfully used the system twice.
He said: “If a unit within a country could successful do it, there is no reason why the country cannot. If they have any problem, they can come and understudy how we do it at UNILORIN.
There are no challenges. It is very simple. You have your name and your voters’ registration number, all of them are going to be uploaded. You are the only one that has the card. Your card is different from my own. So, when you open the portal, the way we did it here, we log it with our names and our pin numbers which we created ourselves and then there is ‘yes’ or ‘no’ against the names of the contestants. Nobody can do it for you. You are the only one that you can vote.
“INEC can come and see how we do it and see the one that is applicable to them. With the amount or resources we have in this country electricity should not be a problem. If electricity is required, they can provide it at least during the time voting is in process.”
