The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has expressed readiness to support the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, with biometric verification technology as part of efforts to deepen collaboration between the two federal agencies.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to the INEC headquarters in Abuja, INEC chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN directed the Director of ICT to review JAMB’s request to determine the availability, technical condition and suitability of any biometric verification equipment that could potentially be deployed by the Board.
JAMB Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, had approached INEC and appealed to the Commission to consider making some of the equipment available to JAMB to support its efforts to enhance biometric verification
Amupitan said INEC’s recent electoral engagements, including the Anambra and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections, as well as bye-elections conducted across the country, had further demonstrated the Commission’s growing technological capacity.
He assured the JAMB delegation that INEC remained willing to explore further areas of cooperation that could strengthen the capacity of both institutions to deliver on their respective mandates.
