In an effort to forestall all forms of electoral malpractices in this week’s federal elections, and the state elections of March 11, the leadership of the Labour Party in the federal capital territory has unveiled a votes-tracking social networking app. The app, which was unveiled at the Merit House, Abuja, on Tuesday, 21st February, 2023, was developed by Structure Media Ltd, an IT firm based in the United Kingdom, as part of its support for the presidential bid of Mr. Peter Obi and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed. It has features that allow users to capture and transmit activities at the polling units in real time. This can be used to report voting irregularities or provide evidence of electoral malpractices.

Introducing the app, director of the firm, Mr. Emmanuel Ifeanyi Awulonu, said the app was developed in response to comments by opposition candidates that Mr. Peter Obi’s candidacy is flying without a substantive political structure and hence doomed to collapse. He said the purpose of the app is to organize the organic Obidient Movement into a superstructure based on collaboration and effective engagement to arrest any form of electoral theft that may attempt to derail Mr. Peter Obi’s imminent victory in the presidential election. Explaining the various features of the app, he said the app of essentially a social networking site with unique feature that enhance user experience. He said users can download the app from app stores, sign up, join a support group, identify members of their polling units, and communicate assuring that it is safe and easy to use. Some of the features include Chat – which enables for communication between users individually or in groups, Group feeds – which allows members of a specific structure to communicate, organize their activities and share information, Live Streams allow for real time streaming of events, meetings and personal contents, among others. The mobile app is available in app stores for both android and iPhone users.

Unveiling the app, the FCT chairman of Labour Party, Chief Peter Chukwuemeka Diugwu, thanked the firm for developing and donating the app to the campaign describing it as a demonstration of the patriotic values promulgated by the Obidient Movement which has saturated political discourse in Nigeria since the second half of 2022. He called on participants to sign up and encourage others to do same as well as acquaint themselves with the app’s features for deployment on Election Day. He assured of the readiness of the Labour Party in the FCT to align with and support innovative ideas especially those that are progressive and can protect the right of the Nigerian people to choose their next leaders in the coming elections.

Also speaking at the event was the national Coordinator of Yell Out Nigeria, a leadership coach and environmental expert, Dr. Moses Ogidi Paul, who organized and compered proceedings. He called for vigilance by the Obidient community nationwide and cautioned on the need for all concerned stake holders to do the right thing during the elections. Describing the app as a timely and well thought initiative, he called for its full deployment on Election Day and encouraged Nigerians to take advantage of its many amazing features to defend the mandate of Mr. Peter Obi and that of other Labour Party candidates nationwide. He described the app as “a miracle in the face of efforts to forestall plans by corrupt politicians to abort the birth of a New Nigeria.” He thanked the developers for their selflessness describing it as one that can only be found in the Obidient Movement.

The event witnessed musical and poetry performances by happyprince, a poet, and G.B. Chris, a musician, among others. Also performing at the event was veteran rapper, SixFootPlus, whose electrifying performance of his classic raps single, E Don Do Me, set a high note for the event.