The Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, said Nigerians can get election results within three hours.
Aregbesola said if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, explores technology to its optimum, it can produce election results within three hours.
He disclosed this during a panel discussion on Innovation in electoral technology 2015-2025.
Aregbesola said countries like Venezuela, Brazil, Israel, and Ghana are exploring technology in the conduct of their elections to the fullest.
He said: “As to technology, I don’t believe we are using technology to the optimum level, how? India is a subcontinent with over a billion people and it took something not forever before the results are announced.
“Ditto in Brazil, Ditto in Venezuela, Israel, even Ghana. Elections results can be gotten in less than three hours. If indeed we have technology.
“We understand there is a result monitoring module that we are now in election to come almost immediately. Let INEC come and demonstrate that to us.
“And why it will not work. It’s not only INEC. It’s just that it is not too clear how the other agencies will take it or institutions will take it.
“But I can say this, beyond INEC, it’s the judiciary. We must tell the judiciary, we must save the judiciary that you cannot usurp the role of the general people to decide who their leaders are.”
How Nigerians can get election results in three hours – Aregbesola to INEC