Àhead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated it’s commitment to stick to it’s earlier planned transmission of elections results against all odds.
INEC emphasized that the procedure for results transmission remains the same as my recent governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states adding that there will be no change in all future elections, including 2023 general elections.
The commission made this known in a statement on Sunday signed by Festus Okoye esq. who is the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voters Education Committee.
While reacting to allegations that it has “jettisoned the electronic transmission of results and reverted to manual process, the commission urged Nigerians to avail themselves of the provisions of the Electoral Act the commission’s detailed explanation of the procedure and not reach a conclusion on the basis of media headlines.
Part of the statement reads: “INEC’s attention has been drawn to a misunderstanding arising from a recent short interview granted to a national newspapers in the procedure for results management during election.
“We wish to assure Nigerians that the electronic transmission of results have come to stay. Its adds credibility and transparency to the process when citizens follow polling units results on the INEC results viewing (IReV) portal on real-time on election day.
It added by that “There will be no change or deviation in subsequent elections.”
“The entire gamut for result management is provided for in sections 60,62 and 64 of the electoral Act, 2022. In line with the provisions of the law the commission in April this year, released a detailed clarification of the procedure for transmission, collation and declaration of results which was shared with all stakeholders and uploaded to our website.