A major development in the just concluded 2023 elections was the incorporation of new voter accreditation system that utilises digital technology tools such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to prevent manual manipulation of figures. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA writes on the improvement of BVAS and other technologies brought to the country’s electoral processes and their potential to shape the future of Nigeria’s democracy.
Recently, The Guardian published a story in December 5, 2022, under the headline: Overcoming challenges and plots ahead of 2023 elections. In the story, allegation of a conspiracy to scuttle the anticipated free, fair and credible polls in the country was raised.
The machination provoked a number of stakeholders across Nigeria to warn that the country might be set on the path of political crisis that may lead to the electoral debacle that led to the death of the First Republic.
The article pointed at the widespread trepidation and conspiracy across the country over alleged plots to compromise the credibility of the elections. The conspiracy skidded into the top gear as politicians, who felt that the deployment…
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