Nominated Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has proposed the use of drones to monitor elections.
Amupitan made the remark on Thursday while answering a question put forward to him by the lawmaker representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
Senator Kalu, who was worried over the deteriorating security situation in the country, asked what Amupitan would do to ensure that sensitive election materials are safely transported to polling units.
In response, Amupitan assured that there would be more investment in logistics to procure devices including drones that would be used to monitor movements.
He said, “The issue of security is a major challenge but at the same time, it can be tackled.
“I know there is a joint committee on election security, one of the things we have to do is to work with that committee to see how we can handle security issues in some challenge areas.
“We can also invest more on logistics to ensure that we can penetrate every part of Nigeria even if we have to use drones or whatever to ensure that material gets to where it ought to”.
