If plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] to install Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) ahead of 2011 polls in all polling units are anything to go by, then ballot boxes snatchers and election riggers may find it hard to perpetrate their acts.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Cross River State, Mr. Mike Igini, said that the electoral umpire had fine-tuned arrangements to instal CCTV cameras in polling booths across the nation for effective monitoring of voting proceedings.

Addressing the leaders of political parties in Calabar, Cross River State, during a zonal consultative meeting, the INEC boss said that the measure was aimed at ensuring that anybody who engaged in sabotaging the conduct of credible election would not only be exposed, but also made to face the law.

According to him, “official cameras, which will record all the activities of voters, party agents, INEC supervisors, poll orderlies, security agents and other actions around the polling units and centres, will be installed very soon.”

Igini, however, expressed concern that the major challenge as regards the implementation was funds needed for the purchase of the CCTV cameras.

Besides, he disclosed that policemen, saddled with the responsibility of providing effective security at the polling units, would have their names and tag  numbers displayed with a view to tracking them in case of any act of misconduct.

Igini also hinted that INEC was collaborating with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as  adhoc staff for the 2011 elections, stressing that “we are giving NYSC conditions which will be binding on corps members.”

Some political parties leaders, particularly the opposition at the meeting, complained over the poor security arrangements at the polling units and centres, accusing the police of failing to checkmate the incidence of thuggery and ballot snatching during elections.

The Cross River State chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Dr. Theo Onyuku and his Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) counterpart, Mr. Sunday Michael, tasked INEC to beef up security at polling units and ensure that people’s votes counted in 2011 elections.

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Posted: at 23-10-2010 02:56 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

u ask d question well yun!

Posted: at 23-10-2010 07:42 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

I DONT UNDERSTAND ooooo,,,,,,    In 1985 IBB was the President of Nigeria and our Teacher told us we were the
Leaders of Tomorrow.....25 Years later, IBB is Contesting 4 President.....Either
our Teachers Lied to us or Tomorrow never still Reach?

Good question.........when will the tomorrow be?
We dont need all these old disgruntled faces again
as Presidents......they can go to hell

Posted: at 23-10-2010 08:05 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

well lets see how this adds to the credibility of a free and fair election.

Posted: at 23-10-2010 08:10 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero

@posta...Wsh mnth ds INEC registrtn go start???

Posted: at 24-10-2010 07:04 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

hmmm,even with the close circuit television video election will still be rigged.The problem is within INEC.and can only be solved by them.

Posted: at 24-10-2010 03:44 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Good one,one step many more to go,hope INEC get it right this time.

Posted: at 24-10-2010 05:02 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

ha ha ha ha . u talk of installing CCTV cameras ? yes it's good idear, but will PHCN allow them to use their electricty or will they buy generator sets as usual? i believe they will still ring and snatch ballots boxes that day becoz they will experience power failure from PHCN from the useless politicians . may GOD help NIGERIA.

Posted: at 24-10-2010 08:09 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

I DONT UNDERSTAND ooooo,,,,,,    In 1985 IBB was the President of Nigeria and our Teacher told us we were the
Leaders of Tomorrow.....25 Years later, IBB is Contesting 4 President.....Either
our Teachers Lied to us or Tomorrow never still Reach?

you return to your teacher and ask him/her that question again now ----- ok ?

Posted: at 24-10-2010 09:01 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

well i hope it 'll work.

Posted: at 25-10-2010 12:59 AM (13 years ago) | Hero

anyways, i hope NEPA abi na PHCN go let them use their CCTV sha............lol

Posted: at 25-10-2010 01:03 AM (13 years ago) | Hero

thats whts up

Posted: at 25-10-2010 02:16 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

but my people, let us be realistic for ones.why they want to instal CCTV cameras for elections now ? during the past leaders like minitary dictator , obj and others, why no cctv cameras installed ? or by them oyibo people never introduce cameras or they were blind folded by them ?

Posted: at 25-10-2010 07:16 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

well i just sit down dey watch them, but my guy tell them abeg tell them not to spend billions of naira on that project for the cameras. im in china right now, i know the prize of each one . my business here is camera business. if their greediness can allow them to give me the contract i will supply it with cheep prizes and good quality. i don talk my own now ooooooooooooooo

Posted: at 25-10-2010 07:26 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

theres alway first time in every thing , it has to start from some where anyway

Posted: at 25-10-2010 07:48 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

installation of cctv cameras are good, but remember that the criminals we have in 9ja is well trained, they will know were they will touch and the camera will not be clear,  they can even break it or there will be no light that day, they can even work on the generators if at-all it will be used. question' which people will look after the cameras?

Posted: at 25-10-2010 10:07 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

I DONT UNDERSTAND ooooo,,,,,,    In 1985 IBB was the President of Nigeria and our Teacher told us we were the
Leaders of Tomorrow.....25 Years later, IBB is Contesting 4 President.....Either
our Teachers Lied to us or Tomorrow never still Reach?

Good question from you. And we sincerely need an answer from IBB.

Posted: at 25-10-2010 10:41 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

story story, voices from the market

Posted: at 25-10-2010 11:28 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Progressing starts somewhere and i think this is a good start, they should carry on

Posted: at 25-10-2010 07:04 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Registration never start for election wey suppose be January. Abi na December dem go take do the registration? Everything na excuse for naija. Abi na senate go approve registration of voters too?

Posted: at 25-10-2010 07:18 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

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