2023: INEC Assures Nigerians Of Electronic Transmission Of Results

NEWSDAILYNIGERIA: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians of going ahead with its planned electronic transmission of results in the 2023 general elections and beyond.

The commission pointed out that it has no intention to subvert provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 on the electronic transmission of results.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, clarified its position on the issue in reaction to a media report alleging otherwise.( manual collation).

” The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) attention has been drawn to a misunderstanding arising from a recent short interview granted to a national newspaper on the procedure for result management during elections.

“Some have interpreted the explanation of the result management procedure to mean that the Commission has jettisoned the electronic transmission of results and reverted to the manual process. This is not correct.

“For clarity, the procedure for result transmission remains the same as in recent Governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. There will be no change in all future elections, including the 2023 General Election.

“We wish to reassure Nigerians that the electronic transmission of results has come to stay. It adds to the credibility and transparency of the process when citizens follow polling unit-level results on the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal on real-time on Election Day. There will be no change or deviation in subsequent elections.

“The entire gamut of result management is provided for in Sections 60, 62 and 64 of the Electoral Act 2022. In line with the provision of the law, the Commission, in April this year, released a detailed clarification of the procedure for transmission, collation and declaration of result which was shared with all stakeholders and uploaded to our website.

“We appeal to all Nigerians to avail themselves of the provisions of the Electoral Act and the Commission’s detailed explanation of the procedure and not reach a conclusion on the basis of media headlines.”the statement added.