Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed by the Nigeria Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the federal government was yet to adopt
the electronic voting procedure for elections.
It was a very packed agenda, during which I learned the «ropes» of 1) networking with other council reps who might share our society's interests, 2) understanding how to bring questions to the floor (long lines at the microphones), 3) getting the
electronic voting gizmo to work, and 4) appreciating the enormous challenge of parliamentary
procedure as varied interests war on the floor.