The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the technical glitches that disrupted the electronic transmission of results during the 2023 general election will not recur in the 2027 polls.
Speaking on Saturday at a citizens’ town hall on the Electoral Act 2026 in Abuja, INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan said the commission has resolved the technical lapses that previously prevented polling unit results from being uploaded in real time to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) during the 2023 presidential election.
“The glitch is eliminated; by God’s grace, it will not surface in Nigeria,” Amupitan declared, expressing confidence that the commission’s enhanced preparations and rigorous system testing will ensure seamless electronic transmission of results in 2027.
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He noted that while the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) had been piloted during off-cycle governorship elections prior to 2023, the nationwide presidential poll exposed gaps in stress-testing technology across states.
“Election anywhere in the world are now about technology, but before deploying any technology, it is important to test it thoroughly,” Amupitan said. “We will try to give Nigerians a near-perfect election.”
Addressing concerns over legal provisions that allow for alternative collation methods, Amupitan emphasized that such measures are safeguards, not indications that INEC anticipates electronic failures.
“It is just a proviso, a safety. If it fails, results must still be transmitted. But our determination is that it will not fail during my tenure,” he said, reiterating the commission’s commitment to transparency, credibility, and technological reliability in the 2027 elections.