Interpol Systems Consultant in Nigeria, Sir Chikwe Udensi, has hailed the Senate over its adoption of electronic transmission of election results in the country, saying it portends hope for the electoral process.
Udensi, a former governorship candidate in Abia State, said over the years, results were altered at the collation centres, maintaining that if results are transmitted electronically, it will reduce manipulation of figures associated with transmission.
The chieftain of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), however, noted that this step alone does not necessarily eliminate the possibility of mutilation of election results but will reduce the recklessness at which it is carried out.
“I know that electronic transmission of votes will curb sizably electoral fraud. I commend the Senate.
“What they have done amounts to holding the bull by the horn. They know that politicians don’t want that. Don’t also forget that they are politicians too. Only a few of them are coming from other spheres of the society.
“Accepting that process to go through in line with the yearnings of Nigerians is quite commendable. It may, however, not totally eliminate the possibility of manipulation but will reduce it,” he said.