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Last Updated: Wednesday, October 27th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page INEC to computerise voters’ register for 2007 polls   By Akanimo Sampson Bureau Chief, Port Harcourt Voters’ register in the 2007 general elections will be computerised to minimise the incidence of malpractices, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman Abel Guobadia said on Tuesday. Besides, he disclosed in Port Harcourt, a geographical data base of polling units has been compiled in readiness for the exercise. Guobadia, who was speaking with Rivers State Governor Peter Odili, said “all the constitutional and legal reforms demanded by the major stakeholders in the electoral process have been articulated into two draft bills now before the National Assembly”. The INEC, he said, has invested heavily on technology to minimise electoral fraud and to ensure accuracy, speed and efficiency in the determination of election results. All state offices have been linked to the headquarters of the commission in Abuja by high frequency radio and V-SAT based devices. Guobadia stressed that the INEC has committed itself to a strategic programme to improve the electoral process and its management, but that the effective implementation of the plan depends largely on the availability of funds. Odili agreed. However, he said the short period of training for INEC ad hoc staff does not give enough room for proper understanding of what needs to be done on election days. The governor appealed to the political elite to display godly attitude to elections by accepting their outcome as an act of God. He also canvassed a speedy review of electoral laws to stipulate a time frame for determining petitions, stressing that a situation where election petition tribunals are still hearing cases close to another election year needs to be urgently reviewed. But Odili added that the plan of the INEC for 2007 is a clear sign of its commitment to the political well-being of Nigeria.     Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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