The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) has expressed disappointment over the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit electronically the presidential election results into its server from the polling units as promised.
Chairman of NIDO, America, Ezekiel Macham, and his Europe counterparts, while addressing Newsmen in Jos said INEC should urgently redeem itself for the sake of sustainability of Nigeria’s democracy.
In their report, titled, United in the Pursuance of National Unity and Development, the Nigerians in Diaspora which also Monitored the February 25 elections noted, that the inability of INEC to fulfill the anticipated electronic transmission of elections results to it’s server was very disappointing, and has greatly punctured the trust of the voters in the sanctity and transparency of the electoral process.
The Group also observed that the proficiency of INEC ad-hoc staff in some polling units across the country fell short of the expectations of Nigerians and called for the usage of more experienced personnel in the subsequent elections.
While it hailed INEC on its determination to bring on board new innovations with a view to improving the electoral process, NIDO urged the electoral umpire to carry Nigerians along in the forthcoming March 11 governorship and state Assembly elections.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
