Fayemi Canvasses One-day Election, e-voting

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said he looked forward to a time Nigeria would be able to conduct elections in one day, and possibly through electronic voting.

Speaking shortly after casting his vote at his country home in Isan Ekiti, the governor said the current election schedule, where elections into elective positions are conducted separately “is not a good use of time and effort”.

Fayemi expressed optimism that the country would take advantage of technological advancement and switch to electronic voting to enhance seamless voting process that will enable electorates exercise their voting right, while going about their normal daily work.

The governor, however, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for quickly addressing some hiccups that could have marred the smooth conduct of the 2019 general elections.

“Voting on different days is not a good use of time. The time we commit to this effort, the man-working hour is just too much. So, we hope technology will improve, we hope to get to the point of electronic voting and where everything can be smooth and fast and we can combine work with voting”, he said.

The governor, who voted at 11:28am said the election went reasonably well and peaceful, though turnout was lower than during the presidential election.