{"id":31040,"date":"2020-09-11T13:35:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=31040"},"modified":"2020-09-11T13:35:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:35:39","slug":"jonathan-harps-on-electronic-voting-as-only-way-to-credible-elections-in-nigeria-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=31040","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan harps on electronic voting as only way to credible elections in Nigeria, Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jonathan.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria and other African countries should adopt the use of electronic voting, if they must achieve credible elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan, who now serves as the United Nations Special Envoy on Crisis Management, stated this on Wednesday while speaking on the presidential panel of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the Osasu Show Symposium 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cTo me, if Africa especially will move forward, it is not just about routine conducts of elections. This year alone in West Africa made up of 15 states, we have five states that had elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, in terms of regular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/well-conduct-credible-elections-in-edo-ondo-inec\/\">elections<\/a>, we are progressing, but are these elections credible? If they are representing a constitutional democratic setting is the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRegular elections, fine, but elections per se is not democracy. If the votes of the citizens don\u2019t count, then it is as good as a military dictatorship. So for me, the reforms should first make votes count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd taking a critical examination at the way elections are conducted across the continent at least from the once I\u2019ve observed, I\u2019ve seen that the only way that we can get there is through electronic voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople may feel, yes, someone could manipulate the system, get smart boys who can hack into the system and do all kinds of things, yes, but still people use electronic system to move hundreds of millions of dollars across the world. So, I still believe very sincerely that that is the way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electoral malpractice and other forms of irregularities have often marred elections in Nigeria and other African countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria and other African countries should adopt the use of electronic voting, if they must achieve credible elections. 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