INEC seeks cancellation of bye-elections, proposes e-voting in 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has hinted that drastic changes will be made to the electoral process in the country.

Making the disclosure to newsmen, in a document released on Monday in Abuja tagged, “Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic”, and signed by its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the commission stated that it would be adopting more technological tools in discharging its mandate.

Noting further that voters without face masks would be disallowed from voting in the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.

The Commission resolved to pioneer electronic voting in the country by 2021, this was as the electoral umpire decried the rising cost of elections in the country, saying it would be liaising with the National Assembly to see how political parties can nominate replacements for dead representatives in line with a Supreme Court judgment that votes belong to the parties and not individuals.