The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acknowledged challenges with the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV) during the ongoing general elections in Nigeria.
Unlike in off-season elections where the portal was used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady.
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Challenges Experienced With The INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV) pic.twitter.com/MbTFXIqugP
The Commission regrets this setback, especially because of the importance of IReV in the results management process.
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According to the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, 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.
However, he assured Nigerians that the challenges are not due to any intrusion or sabotage of their systems, and that the IReV remains well-secured.
“Our technical team is working assiduously to solve all the outstanding problems, and users of the IReV would have noticed improvements since last night,” Okoye said in a statement released on Sunday, 26th February 2023.
He also assured 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.
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.
The Commission urged the public to avoid statements and actions that can heat up the polity at this time or promote disaffection towards the Commission.
“While we fully appreciate the concerns of the public on this situation and welcome various suggestions that we have received from concerned Nigerians, it is important to avoid statements and actions that can heat up the polity at this time or promote disaffection towards the Commission,” Okoye said.
Despite the challenges with the IReV, the general elections in Nigeria have been largely peaceful and without any major incidents.
The Commission is working hard to ensure that the election results are transparent and credible, and that the will of the people is respected
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