The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has blamed technical hitches for issues faced with its result viewing portal (IReV) during the general election in Africas biggest economy.
In an issued statement yesterday, signed by INECs National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, the Commission said it is aware the IReV has been relatively slow and unsteady.
It stated that, The Commission is aware of the challenges with the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IREV). Unlike in off-season elections where the portal was used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady, adding that The problem is totally due to technical hitches related to scaling up the IReV from a platform for managing off-season state elections to one for managing nationwide general elections.
It is indeed not unusual for glitches to occur and be corrected in such situations, it further stated.
INEC noted that its technical team is working assiduously to solve all the outstanding problems. Users of the IReV would have noticed improvements since last night. We also wish to assure Nigerians that results from the Polling units, copies of which were issued to political parties, are safe on both the BVAS and the IReV portal, INEC said.
These results cannot be tampered with, and any discrepancy between them and the physical results used in collation will be thoroughly investigated and remediated, in line with section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022, INEC further explained.
Although voting ended in some places on Saturday, the portal was inactive for hours, raising concerns from voters, civil society organisations, and observer groups.
