2023 Election: See the list of request ex-President Jonathan made to the senate

Nigeria former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to allow the use of electronic means of transmitting results of future elections in the country.

He made the statement on Wednesday while delivering a lecture as the Special Guest of Honour and Guest Speaker at the inauguration Ceremony/lecture of the National Defence College (NDC), Course 30, in Abuja.

Meanwhile, the Senate and the House of Representatives prepares to meet to resolve the differences in the bill passed in July. A major and controversial provision in the bill is Section 52, which deals with the electronic transmission of results of elections.

Mr Jonathan, who lost the 2015 presidential election to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, and quickly conceded, urged the lawmakers to allow electronic transmission elections result for transparency and to avoid a crisis.

He also urged Nigerians to have confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avoid an electoral crisis each time there was a general election.

“Where there is no confidence in the electoral umpire, people resort to the crisis. But unfortunately, sometimes when the result comes out, the damage would have been done.

“I urge the National Assembly (NASS) while looking at the law, they should allow the use of electronic means of transmitting results for the sake of transparency as well as avoiding electoral crisis,” he said.

Also, Goodluck Jonathan called on Nigerians, civil society groups, among others, to join hands in securing the country against the activities of insurgency and banditry.

The former president noted that security is the business of every Nigerian, whether in media, civil society, traditional rulers, religious leaders and politicians.

“It is very obvious that these days people don’t go to farms anymore because of one fear or the other. Everybody should be involved in securing the country. Yes, the government will do its part but we as individuals should also do our own part.

“My humble suggestion is that the government and stakeholders should do a lot of dialogue. When you start talking sometimes it reduces the anger in people. We must build this issue of human security and the security of the country,” he said.