Amid electoral process across the country and suspension of mobile phone network, Commonwealth Observers’ Group head Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan stressed on Thursday that “casting votes are more important than internet services.”
The statement from the former Nigerian president Dr Jonathan, who is leading a 25-member COG delegation comprising journalists and experts, came after the foreign observers visited different polling stations to inspect the ongoing electoral process.
The COG delegation visited the polling stations of NA-47 Islamabad and expressed satisfaction over the polling process besides declaring it fair and transparent.
Dr Jonathan, speaking to the media, said that they are satisfied with the polling process during the Pakistan general elections. “Before the invention of the internet, we were holding polls and voting is more important than the internet,” he added.
He further said, “Voting process does not require internet, however, the suspension of internet services would only create trouble while posting the poll results.”
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan commended efforts of the Caretaker government and the Election Commission of Pakistan to ensure smooth polling process in the country.
