The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says contrary to reports making the rounds, it has not discarded the electronic transmission of election results.
Spokesman to the commission, Festus Okoye said INEC is not contemplating a revert to the manual process of result transmission.
In a brief communique titled “Clarification On Electronic Transmission Of Election Result”, Okoye said the confusion regarding what method has been adopted stems from a recent short interview granted to a national newspaper on the procedure for result management during elections.
According to him some have interpreted the explanation on result management procedure to mean that the Commission has jettisoned the electronic transmission of result and reverted to the manual process.
The INEC Commissioner reassured Nigerians that the electronic transmission of result has come to stay. He said this method further boosts the credibility and transparency of the electoral process when citizens follow polling unit level results on the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal on real-time on Election Day.
