The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Commission has not jettisoned the electronic transmission of election results and reverted to the manual process.
The Commission also said an explanation of its result management procedure to mean that the Commission has jettisoned the electronic transmission of results and reverted to the manual process is not correct.
According to an issued statement, titled: Clarification on Electronic Transmission of Election Result, signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, INEC reassured Nigerians that the electronic transmission of results has come to stay.
He said for clarity, the procedure for result transmission remains the same as in recent governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. The statement added that there will be no change in all future elections, including the 2023 General Election.
Okoye also appealed to all Nigerians to avail themselves of the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and the Commissions detailed explanation of the procedure and not to reach a conclusion based on media headlines.
In line with the provision of the law, he said the Commission in April this year released a detailed clarification of the procedure for transmission, collation and declaration of election results, which was shared with all stakeholders and uploaded to its website.
The entire gamut of result management is provided for in Sections 60, 62 and 64 of the Electoral Act 2022, he explained.
