By ABUBAKAR YUSUF

The Global Kukah foundation has partnered with European Union to train Nigeria's 18 political parties on elections and use of technology as the country prepares for the general elections and its transition from one civilian administration to another.

The one-day programme was held at Valencia Hotel, Wuse Zone 2, on Thursday, February 23, 2023 discussed the use of electronic voting systems, and social media to foster peaceful elections.

The rudiments of the training of political parties were to inculcate the culture of sane political ideology, practices and deployment at various levels.

The use of technology in the prosecution of Nigeria’s elections is sacrosanct, considering the dynamics as the body was geared towards acceptable and peaceful elections in the country.

The Kukah foundation as the crest of peaceful democratic practices in Nigeria stressed the need to embrace the deployment of technology through electronic voting and conducts of elections as well as the deployment of new media to sustain peace as the bane of good governance.

The programme attracted the presentation of papers on the topic, discussions, and interactive sessions.

The 18 political parties in Nigeria were represented and made valuable contributions towards the advancement of technology, electronic voting, and the use of social media to foster peaceful elections.