By Juliet Umeh
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s technology and telecommunications industry have warned that poor connectivity, cybersecurity threats, misinformation and inadequate digital infrastructure could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections if not urgently addressed.
They also called for sustained investment in electoral technology, stressing that election infrastructure should not be treated as a once-in-four-years project.
The stakeholders spoke at the Nigeria eGovernment Summit 2026 in Lagos, with the theme: “Mainstreaming Technologies in Nigeria Election Management.”
Chairman of the Nigeria eGovernment Summit, Engr. Lanre Ajayi, said Nigeria must move beyond experimenting with electoral technology to making it an embedded and trusted component of election management.
