EDITORIAL: Electronic voting and transmission of results – the imperative to safeguard democracy

Our top editorial this moment comes from the Premium Times with a message in view of the seemingly much awaited Nigeria’s 2023 Elections and a deserving voting pattern. The story reads:

 As the Conference Committee of the National Assembly begins harmonising the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, PREMIUM TIMES deems it necessary to reiterate the need to pass an electoral law that would fully accommodate both electronic voting and the electronic transmission of results. We are firmly convinced that such step would safeguard Nigeria’s democracy.

The main purpose of the Conference Committee is to reconcile the two versions of the Amendment Bill as respectively passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives.

TOP 260121 EDITORIALS

TOP EDITORIAL on SEB  this week debuts with opinions of national interest from six national dailies on issues of insecurity, corruption, insurgency, migration and religiosity respectively. We bring you the reports in their original formats as shown below:

EDITORIAL: Air Force Against Insurgency

This newspaper recalls a statement by the military in Nigeria after observing the execution of the first Gulf War in Iraq executed by a coalition of forces led by the United States of America. That war was essentially won from the air and the Nigerian military leaders said in admiration, “we are learning”. It is what they learnt then that are being applied in the war against terror in the country today. The reason is simple, the view is clearer from up there.