President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law. The President signed the amendment bill into law around 12:25pm at a brief epoch making ceremony witnessed by Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and his Chief of Staff (CoS) Professor Ibrahim Gambari, among others.
Following this development, the Executive Director of the NotTooYoungToLead Initiative, Ambassador Elvis Apkobi has hailed the inclusion the smart card reader in the electoral amendment act 2021.
In a statement issued exclusively to NigerStarNewsBlog, Ambassador Akpobi noted that the introduction of smart card readers and other forms of technologies will go a long way in bringing sanity in the electoral process, thereby curtailing to a large extent electoral fraud during general elections.
Ambassador Akpobi stressed that the need to incorporate modern technological in solving Nigeria’s problem can not be overemphasized, hence the inclusion of smart card readers and other modern technologies in an indication that Nigeria as a country is gradually embracing modern technology in solving electoral problems, a development he describes as a step in the right direction.
Ambassador Akpobi commended President Muhammadu Buhari for giving Nigeria’s confidence in the electoral process by assenting to the Electoral Amendment Bill 2021. Ambassador Akpobi called on all young Nigerians within voting age (18 years and above) to come out in their numbers and register to get their permanent voters card (PVC) in order to Vote the right leaders what will restore the fortunes of Nigeria.
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