The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, barred journalists from covering the official presentation of electronic voting machine to the commission by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu. The solar powered electronic voting machine, which was developed by the National Agency of Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), an agency under the supervision of Dr Onu, was to address the numerous challenges bedeviling Nigeria during the general elections.
When journalists arrived the main entrance of the commission at about 10:45 a.m, the security operatives at the gate said the order has come ‘from above’ that there would not be media coverage for the presentation.
It was, however, reliably gathered that the commission was being careful before making any statement or its decision and observation known to the Nigerian populace without proper examination of the machine.
Full Article: INEC bars journalists from presentation of e-voting machine – Tribune.
