He stressed that the reform was critical to safeguarding the integrity of elections nationwide, given the significant population of unlettered voters in many agrarian and riverine communities across the country. He said a considerable proportion of the electorate in rural communities nationwide remained unlettered, a reality he insisted INEC must confront, rather than overlook in its electoral planning. He noted that bold, high-contrast colour coding, clearly distinguishable at a glance, would eliminate this vulnerability and allow every voter to cast their ballot independently and with confidence. He called on the commission to field-test any new colour scheme directly with illiterate voters ahead of implementation, to confirm that the differences are unmistakable before rolling it out nationwide. “Serious colour differentiation is not too much to ask.