By By: Bitrus Dambo Gyot (Ph.D)
Leonard D. Padung (Ph.D)
Abstract
This paper set out to analysed issues in philosophy of education and considered how some of the principles contain there in can affect, improve and promote the use of electronic voting in the democratic process in Nigeria as being canvassed for in public space. This is against the back drop of loss of public confidence in the hitherto previous processes. Views of prominent social and political philosophers e.g Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and others in philosophy of education like Dewey, were in focus. The analysis suggested that some of these principles of philosophy of education can play a vital if not prominent role in the democratic processes. For instance, the promotion and acquisition of knowledge which in turn bring about awareness to the electorate on how to protect excesses such as manipulation and short changing of votes that are mated against innocent and ignorant electorates. These vices form the concern of the paper. It was therefore recommended among others that aggressive mobilization of the public to be knowledgeable and self conscious is required. This will enable them protect their voting rights and appreciate the benefit of electronic voting in the democratic process in this digital age.
