Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is evaluating the technology capacity of eight electronic voting machine manufacturers for electronic voting. No fewer than 40 firms approached the electoral umpire.
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INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the companies made presentations before the Commission’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit.
In a statement, Okoye assured “the Commission will continue to update Nigerians on the ongoing process in line with its efforts to deepen the use of technology in elections”.
The statement added: “Following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to invite the original manufacturers of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) around the world for a virtual or practical demonstration to enable the Commission evaluate the available technology for the purposes of electronic voting, over 40 companies indicated interest and have been invited for a live presentation.
“So far, eight companies have made presentations through a combination of physical and virtual means, before an audience of Commission members, a team of Directors and ICT Staff. Each company had 30 minutes for its presentation while the question and answer session was also allocated 30 minutes.”
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