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Let me say it upfront: I am 100 percent in support of anything that will improve the quality and credibility of elections in Nigeria. Therefore, I am in support of electronic transmission of election results. It can be of great help in the evolution of our democracy, particularly in the quest for credible elections. For […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing (IREV) Portal, while permitting manual collation to serve as a backup where it is impossible to use technology. The decision followed a reconsideration of a disputed clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill during an emergency plenary […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday led a group of protesters to the National Assembly, demanding the inclusion of mandatory electronic transmission of results from the polling booth to IREV in Nigeria’s Electoral Act amendment. The protesters gathered at the entrance of the National Assembly to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate under Godswill Akpabio has rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results compulsory. As reported by Channels Television on Wednesday, the provision, if approved, would have required presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload […]
Continue ReadingEx-chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega has stated that lawmakers kicking against electronic transmission of results in general elections, are doing so for their selfish interest. Prof Jega in his speech at a lecture titled: “Politics, governance and leadership recruitment in 21st century democracy,” organised by Kwara Visioners Network for […]
Continue ReadingProfessor Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called for the electronic transmission of election results in the 2023 general elections. Speaking at a national political summit in Abuja, Jega noted that transmission of election results has been one of the key areas in which reckless, unpatriotic, and self-serving politicians have […]
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