Eko Hot Blog reports that the Court of Appeal, Lagos division has voided a Federal High Court decision that mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically upload results of the governorship and state of assembly elections from the polling units directly to the Results Viewing Portal (IReV). A three-man panel, comprising Justice Abubakar … Read more
2023: Electronic transmission of results doubtful, 301 LGs lack Internet facilities EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s plan to electronically transmit election results by 2023 is presently in doubt, since the Federal Government has reported that just 473 of the country’s 774 local government units have Internet connectivity. By implication, 301 … Read more
It believes the ruling party has always gone against genuine efforts to instill credible, transparent, free and fair elections in Nigeria… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of scuttling the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill because some key provisions in the bill … Read more
The bill empowered the electoral umpire to determine the use of electronic voting as well as the transmission of results… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and civil society organisations on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Assembly has passed the … Read more
Jega expressed worries over citizens’ lack of trust in the electoral process… Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has called for the electronic transmission of election results in the country. He made the call on Friday during a national political summit in Abuja, ahead of the general elections in … Read more
“…All they are trying to do is simply to give the ruling party the opportunity to decide whether the result of election is released or not…” Senator Shehu Sani has opined that the National Assembly has created three electoral bodies – INEC, NCC and itself – by its rejection of the electronic transmission of election … Read more
Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, said it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country. INEC’s National Chairman and Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye said the … Read more
The NCC boss also stated that elections results can only be transmitted by a 3G network… The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Friday, told members of the House of Representatives that it cannot guarantee total safety for the electronic transmission of results. There was uproar on the floor of the house on Thursday as debates … Read more