As campaigns begin in August: Can technology deliver credible elections in Nigeria? By Ejiro Ofoye
As Nigeria prepares for future elections, policymakers should resist the temptation to assume that procuring more technology alone will solve the country’s electoral challenges.
After decades of ballot-box snatching, multiple voting, underage voting, result manipulation and outright falsification, BVAS was presented as a game-changer capable of restoring confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process.
The greatest weakness in Nigeria’s electoral system has never been technology.
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