Buhari Revolutionizes The Elections Funding Process With New Crowdfunding Technology
The Buhari Support Organization (BSO) has recently launched
a new revolutionary crowdfunding initiative that aims to raise campaign funds
for Rtd General Muhammad Buhari’s 2015 election effort.
This crowd funding initiative remains the first of its kind
use of technology to significantly step change the process of election funding
in Nigeria and Africa in general. Speaking at the launch of this initiative,
the crowd funding effort uses BSO registration scratch cards and the
contributor’s mobile phone to raise funds for the Buhari’s campaign effort. The
electorate can now freely support the Buhari Campaign by registering or by a
direct donation of N100. This can be achieved by simply purchasing the support
card and sending a text to the BSO following the instructions at the back of
the card.
During the live-testing of the system, the group of
engineers present confirmed that the implementation of this technology provides
“empowerment for the masses against the election manipulation Cabal”. This system reverses the trend of money bag
politics in Nigeria as the previous model of politicians doling out money to
electorate is totally upturned. Speaking at the event, the program coordinator
BSO – Mr. Ibrahim buttressed the fact that the use of this technology delivers
accountability and transparency as the candidate will now have to win the
hearts of the electorate with his policies to get their funding.
After carrying out rigorous live testing of the system,
users were convinced of the system’s efficacy and simplicity. The system is another use of mobile
technology to step-change existing inefficient processes. This robust system
completely demystifies the complex and murky process of elections funding in
Nigeria.
Rtd General M. Buhari, present at the launch confirmed his
endorsement of the system and buttressed that the system’s unique benefits are
synonymous with his principles of transparency, accountability and empowerment
of the masses. This system will also provide the BSO with an updated database
of registered voters which can be used for better information dissemination,
elections monitoring and exit polling analysis.
This unique use of technology by Rtd Gen. Buhari and the
youths working with him should be encouraged to change our existing inefficient
systems in government.
Culled from www.engineer-ng.net
