INEC Should Let Nigerians Vote With Their ATM Cards – NSE

Posted by: Folamidavid in News, Politics May 30, 2021

Independent National Electoral Commission

The Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE has come out to urge the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to adopt the use of Automated Teller Machine, ATM cards by electorates to vote in 2023.

The notion was recently presented by leader of the Kaduna team of the NSE, in the North West Zone and Chairman NSE Kaduna branch, Engr. Rachel Serumun Ugye, alongside Engr. Isa Emoabino, Engr. Abdul Audu and Engr. Abdul-Quadir Aliyu, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, Nigerians should be encouraged to obtain the National Identification Number which can be linked to the BVN and ATM card, and this will make INEC deliver transparent, credible, free and fair elections for good governance to strive.

He added that it will be wise for all Nigerian ATM cards to be connected to BVN having the data of the bearer, as electronic voting is the way to go.

His words, “Nigerians should be encouraged to obtain the National Identification Number which can be linked to the BVN and ATM card. Nigerians demand an Electoral Reforms that will make INEC deliver transparent, credible, free and fair elections for good governance to strive.”

“INEC should adopt the use of ATM cards by electorates to vote. All the ATM cards are connected to BVN having the data of the bearer. The voting should be done 100% electronic online real-time.”

“There shall be independent candidates. Diaspora citizens shall be allowed to vote.”

“Those guilty of corruption or embezzlement shall refund the money with fines or jail term ranging from 1-10 years or both. Those unable to refund the money will be jailed from 10-25 years.”

“There is no institution or agency for engineering except COREN which was established and domiciled in Ministry of Works which is a fragment of engineering and is headed by a lawyer.”

“There is an important link between a country’s engineering capacity and its economic development. All engineering institutions to be headed by Engineers. An institution, Agency or Ministry should be created for engineering headed by an engineer General of the Federation. Charter status for the Nigerian Society of Engineers. Key engineering MDAs to be headed by engineers.”