Mr. James Entwistle who is the Ambassador of the United States of America, to Nigeria, on Sunday praised the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to deploy technology for the conduct of the general elections which commenced on Saturday. According to The Punch, the ambassador said this while speaking with journalists at the International Conference Centre, venue of the National Collation Centre of the polls results. He said Nigeria’s Permanent Voter Card involved superior technology which his state of Virginia in the US needed to copy. Voters Cards on Display before distribution He said, “I am very impressed by the decision of INEC to use technology in this election. The Permanent Voter Cards are very high-tech. “They are more high tech than my voter card from the state of Virginia in the US. My voter card does not have biometric. It does not have my fingerprint. The high-tech gives the process more integrity. ” I congratulate INEC on taking...
