Nigeria Must Take Gradual Approach to Electronic Voting – Former INEC Boss Jega
Jega Urges Caution on Electronic Voting Rollout Professor Attahiru Jega , former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) , has called for a gradual rollout of electronic voting in Nigeria , citing infrastructural and cybersecurity limitations. He made this known during a panel session at the June 12 edition of The Platform Africa , monitored by News.ng. “We should adopt e-voting—but not overnight,” he said.“It’s not something that can happen suddenly.” Jega urged policymakers to evaluate Nigeria’s readiness before pushing full-scale implementation of electronic voting systems. Why Nigeria Isn’t Ready for Full E-Voting Yet One of the main obstacles to electronic voting in Nigeria is inadequate technological infrastructure , especially in rural areas. Jega highlighted how countries like Estonia and India manage their electoral tech better than Nigeria—despite being more advanced. “In Estonia, they use internet voting because […]