Recently, the impulse for e-voting has been described to be the inevitable hereafter of electioneering in most states of the universe. Despite all its good characteristics, like the other vote systems it has been seen to besides be apt to fraud and whole more jobs. Some of its unwanted characteristics include non leting telling of ballots after election in instance of a protest like the others. Another issue is that of erroneous package which can greatly impact the consequence of the election. All these is farther compounded by the fact that voting systems trades with really big sum of informations that is collected from a distributed population beginning hence the natural informations are highly hard to grok and hence proctor. My paper efforts to carry the reader that e-voting threatens Nigeria ‘s democracy.

My undertaking starts with an debut explicating e-voting. It so gives a sum-up of present state of affairs of e-voting in Nigeria. Besides, it includes my research methodological analysis. Furthermore it explains the advantages and disadvantages of e-voting. Finally, I wrote about my ain personal sentiment on this affair and besides gave my recommendation on how election in Nigeria can be improved.

Introduction:

E-voting in Nigeria is a wide subject and it covers a whole batch of facets. In every state or environment we have heard of the word election or e-voting and we keep debating in our heads how good can we specify e-voting and election, what does it intend to utilize e-voting for election? , why do people truly utilize this new method? , how certain are we that e-voting improves a just election and how does e-voting endanger Nigeria ‘s democracy? , all these are inquiries we try to reply to fulfill our human wonder, it is really much expected.

The whole thought of my undertaking is to explicate what the significance of E-voting is. After that, I will give a small instance analyze about how E-voting is been used soon in Nigeria. Besides, my undertaking so identifies the advantage and disadvantages of utilizing it in Nigeria. Furthermore, I will give my ain personal position on the issue. Finally, my undertaking would besides province some suggestion on how to do democracy in Nigeria better.

E-voting ( electronic-voting ) means utilizing a computer-based machine to expose an election ballot and record the ballot and e-voting machines typically use touch screens as the informations entry method for a elector ‘s choice. We now wonder if people in Nigeria can utilize e-voting suitably. The reply is no. Not all countries get to hold such installations during election or instead do people truly have the cognition of how to utilize it.

Present E-voting state of affairs in Nigeria

Before coming up with suggestions on how to better election in Nigeria we have to see the present province of it.

Soon, e-voting is used in Nigeria but it has n’t been implemented all over the state. It was foremost used in 2007 election. It is largely used in the urban countries during election. Peoples populating in rural countries are non able to vote. Furthermore, INEC ( Independent National Electoral Commission ) is still seeking to mount these electronic devices around the state but they besides are holding troubles making such. Although, it ‘s been used today but it has still non improved just election instead it is still the same. Besides, the job of power supply is still a large issue now. During election non every country gets to utilize this device. Even with the e-voting been used in the urban countries, people are still scared to come out to vote. Now we ask ourselves why so should we utilize such during voting?

Methodology

It is merely just that before you come up with your ain personal position on this affair. It is of import that you do some research. For my research methodological analysis I used the cyberspace, read some articles from intelligence documents, I besides interviewed some people so as to hear their personal positions and eventually I went to a rural portion of Yola so as to speak to the villagers about how the ballot or instead do they hold any cognition about E-voting.

First of all, I used the cyberspace so as to acquire a simple definition of what e-voting means. It besides helped me in acquiring more information such as statistics which showed how e-voting has affected Nigeria ‘s democracy.

Second, I went in front to interview people on how they feel about the usage of e-voting in Nigeria and if they think it has helped democracy in Nigeria. Most of them believe that e-voting is non the best method to assist better a just election in Nigeria. Besides, a small per centum felt it has helped cut down state of affairs where people forge Numberss during election.

We all know this stating that seeing is believing. My visit to Numan in Yola gave me a true penetration of what is truly go oning refering the issue of voting. To my greatest surprise, a batch of villagers claimed they did n’t cognize that e-voting is soon used in Nigeria. Below is a pie-chart explicating the consequences gotten from research methodological analysis. It shows that the negative consequence of e-voting is more than the benefit.

Advantages of E-voting

After the execution of e-voting in Nigeria a batch of benefits have occurred.

Nigerians are really active on the Internet from their use of societal networking sites, to intelligence portals, online shopping, and many others, and so it makes sense to utilize the Internet as the host for any such vote substructure ;

In implementing this system, it will go a batch easier to independently chair the elections and later reenforce its transparence and equity ;

Through e-voting less capital, less attempt, and less labour intensifier, as the primary cost and attempt will concentrate chiefly on making, managing, and running a secure online web vote portal ;

Increased figure of electors as persons will happen it easier and more convenient to vote, particularly in western societies where life is a batch more regimented and programmed ;

Voting enrollment and ID confirmation, numeration and summing up of ballots can all be carried out utilizing the on-line electronic vote system ;

It has helped minimise ballot-box meddling. Through e-voting it is impossible for person to transport the machine because it does n’t impact the information instead the consequences are sent via the cyberspace.

Disadvantages of E-voting

Although e-voting has some benefits but it besides has a batch of disadvantages.

First and first, the most of import inquiry is what if there is a programming error in the machine? It leads to wrong informations which in return gives bogus figures.

Second, we have to take into consideration the privateness of electors. During election electors have to give a small information about them. It is non safe because through this manner, tracking of people is made possible.

One of import ground of implementing the thought of utilizing e-voting is to better just election in the state. An illustration is what happens when we have a state of affairs where campaigners go to corrupt people to vote for them? Therefore we can state that no affair the method used we can non corroborate it is possible that such things can be prevented.

Another consideration we have to observe is, if this machine was made by worlds we can besides state that people can chop into it. Soon, we are in a universe of engineering and we know that it is possible for people to chop into such devices.

Let us retrieve that vote is supposed to be done by the full citizens of Nigeria. Unfortunately, this device is largely installed in the urban countries of Nigeria. What so happens to the rural citizens? It is just for them to besides be free to vote for who they want because we are practising democracy in Nigeria so everyone should hold a right to vote.

Nigeria is still a underdeveloped state. During, election electors have complained that at times the electricity supply goes off for hours before it is returned. Topographic points that have such jobs have to maintain waiting till the visible radiation is back. Such countries non everyone gets to vote at the terminal of the twenty-four hours. If so so how is e-voting assisting Nigeria?

We all know that Nigeria is a state were illegal patterns are done. For illustration, in Kogi State an E-voting machine was installed in Itaru small town, people populating in that country went to vote. What they did n’t was that a bogus waiter was mounted in that country. So after the whole villagers voted, the figures were tempered with before it was sent to existent election waiter. If such is soon go oning so democracy is decidedly threatened by e-voting.

Finally, greed in Nigeria is one of the jobs impacting democracy. The inquiry still remains the same after these machines come up with figures, how certain are we that the INEC ( Independent National Electoral Commission ) would n’t anneal with these figures? Until this inquiry is answered or instead until such avaricious people are removed from the authorities, e-voting would go on to endanger Nigeria ‘s democracy.

My personal sentiment

I personally believe that before I answer this inquiry, one have to see some of these ethical theories.

Let ‘s see the theory of Kantianism, says that you are free to make whatever you can make for a good-will no affair the effect. Now if this is so, what so do I believe? Personally, I will state utilizing this theory I can reason that it is ethically right.

Let ‘s see the theory of Utilitarianism, says that as long it increases entire felicity to the society so it is right. We all know that utilizing e-voting still has a batch of disadvantages and in return does n’t increase felicity to the people of the society. Therefore, it is ethically incorrect to utilize e-voting in Nigeria.

Finally, I believe that e-voting threatens Nigeria ‘s democracy. They are tonss of disadvantages that have been explained above. I am non stating it has n’t helped in any manner but the chief issue still remains the same can we of all time have a just election? And the reply is no. Therefore, I do n’t believe it is a good thought and I believe that a batch of amendment would hold to be done in Nigeria before any possible betterment.

Decision

In decision, these are my undermentioned recommendations. First of all, voting system interior decorators and makers should stress serviceability technology in the development of their merchandises. Besides, Voters need clear feedback on where they are in the vote procedure. Particular attention should be taken to do it clear when vote is complete. We besides need good security during election and eventually video-conferencing can besides assist in bettering a carnival and better election in Nigeria.

Finally, if Nigeria can hold seminars all over the state so as to edifying people why they should n’t sell their ballot. Furthermore, Nigeria Government should endeavor that this electronic device is been installed around the state so that everyone can vote for who they want. Besides we are practising democracy in Nigeria so everyone should hold freedom to vote for who they want.