NITDA to provide electronic gadgets for credible polls

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced that it will deploy the technology required for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure credible polls in the future.

Mr. Peter Jack, director- general of NITDA, said in a statement that the aim of the project is to leverage on the experience of other countries.

Represented by Dr. Vincent Olatunji, a director in the agency, the DG noted that the eNigeria project would reengineer the national electoral process through the adoption of high-tech electronic voting systems.

“The 2015 edition is targeted towards improving our electoral process through ICT development. The aim is to use this platform to leverage on the experiences of other nations that have effectively deployed ICT to enhance credible and successful electoral processes in their countries and develop appropriate mechanism that would enhance our own electoral process in Nigeria,” he added.

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He also pointed out that the eNigeria project would give room for indigenous ICT applications and services for development of the electoral process in Nigeria.

Furthermore, Jack said, “The eNigeria annual conference focuses on trends and development in the global ICT industry and how we can leverage on them for sustainable national development in Nigeria. It is also a platform for agenda setting for planning policy initiatives and decisions targeted towards the development of the Nigerian ICT sector.”