Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, says technology has been able to prevent rigging such that no political party can win an election by a wide margin as was the case in the past.

Yakubu said this on the ‘Osasu Show’ which was posted on the show’s YouTube channel.

He said the Permanent Voter Cards and the smart card readers had been able to tackle rigging, hence the reason for the tightly contested elections in some off-season elections like the Ekiti and Osun governorship polls last year.

The INEC boss said, “Between 2015 and November 2018, we conducted elections into 195 constituencies, the largest number of off-season elections.

“The turnout varied from a little over 50 per cent in Katsina to as low as 2.9 per cent in Ifako/Ijaye in Lagos and 3.4 per cent in Eti Osa state constituency in Lagos.

“I think the thing to say about turnout is that because elections in Nigeria have progressively and incrementally improved, there is no possibility now that you will have the kind of margins that we used to experience in our elections before the introduction of technology — basically the PVC and the smart card reader.

“The elections in terms of outcome and turnout of votes are becoming more international. You can see the outcomes of the elections are becoming more and more competitive and closer to the kind of results we see even in advanced democracies.” Yakubu said the Commission was ready for the elections, which begin in less than four weeks’ time.


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OBASANJO IS THE MOST CORRUPT. Under his govt, he FRAUDULENTLY and CORRUPTLY raised BILLIONS OF NAIRA for his presidential library project, for which late Gani Fawehinmi took him to court

tsephanyah:
OBASANJO IS THE MOST CORRUPT. Under his govt, he FRAUDULENTLY and CORRUPTLY raised BILLIONS OF NAIRA for his presidential library project, for which late Gani Fawehinmi took him to court

Buhari has no money but his wife was scammed of billion naira or thereabout. How comes?

That's why Atiku will lose to Buhari by 5 million votes only, that wouldn't be wide, would it?

The kind defeat buhari go suffer next month it's better for him to quit and quickly go back to Daura to meet his 150 Gay cows

tsephanyah:
OBASANJO IS THE MOST CORRUPT. Under his govt, he FRAUDULENTLY and CORRUPTLY raised BILLIONS OF NAIRA for his presidential library project, for which late Gani Fawehinmi took him to court

Obj is now corrupt but when he supported Bubu in 2015 he was Saint

Clap for yourself you hear

Another reason for inconclusive election.

Shawnnn01:
Foolish Biafrans always talking trash, his wife name was used to scam others you slowpoke.

Anybody against the lifeless becomes Biafran.
Who gave kemi the NYSC FRAUD farewell to the UK.
The Grass cutter is campaigning for the lifeless man. Very interesting.

tsephanyah:
OBASANJO IS THE MOST CORRUPT. Under his govt, he FRAUDULENTLY and CORRUPTLY raised BILLIONS OF NAIRA for his presidential library project, for which late Gani Fawehinmi took him to court

Obasanjo despite his shortcoming was 200 million time better than Buhari? even Abacha was 50 million times better than Buhari

this inec chairman has a hand in the plan to rig elections

So he knows the result before contest?

sha GMB will lose with a wide margin

Fraudulent Electoral Commission

Hmm

PMB would have been Mr. Integrity only if he appoints a Professor from Southern Nigeria as INEC chairman like GEJ did

isokay

Let wait and see

The result is out already?
Already rigged

tsephanyah:
OBASANJO IS THE MOST CORRUPT. Under his govt, he FRAUDULENTLY and CORRUPTLY raised BILLIONS OF NAIRA for his presidential library project, for which late Gani Fawehinmi took him to court

Please shut up

What's wrong with this inec? At they the ones voting? How do you miraculously and suddenly know that is not possible.

Please kip quiet if you have nothing reasonable to say.

why you are all here,debating,insulting yourselves, doing likes and shares, online polls, and all that, you do not make up to 3% of the actual voters, you are only the few enlightened ones who genuinely care about the well being of your nation, but from my study,I am sorry to inform you that the largest chunk of the voters are out there,jobless,uneducated, unenlightened, no access to information, they re not aware buhari slumped or suffers dementia, they do not even understand they do not care, they can't read or comprehend, then d agberos, d street urchins, election period is their season, of cheap money,oppression,a form of relevance, so the politicians who have the cash and means buys them over, this re the people that determines who wins in my country, a tragic irony!I voted buhari in 2015,but all information and indications available to me, I won't vote him again, neither am I a fan of atiku either, though presently atiku is a better fit than buhari,but I can never trust d PDP and their precedents, so I vote a sowore or ezekwesili, even if they don't win, my conscience is satisfied

Obasanjo over to you........the self acclaimed King maker

Ok

Yes that is right...we observe that in the recently conducted by elections in kwara, bauchi, and katsina, the tough contest in osun and ekiti election is also an indication,

frankman365:

Buhari has no money but his wife was scammed of billion naira or thereabout. How comes?

You have sense. Don't mind those APC bots.

During obj time. There was election but selection..

During obj time. There was no election but selection..

Elections conducted in Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 were all full of malpractices I'm which obj was the sole bearer.

Obj introduced do or die election in Nigeria.
A lot of positive changes is happening in nigeria since the inception of buhari.

Spending billions on election has reduced drastically.

Atiku and PDP agould be ready for defeat.

Sai baba

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