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Electronic Transmission Of Results Is Prone To Hacking, NCC Tells Reps
- The NCC boss also stated that elections results can only be transmitted by a 3G network…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Friday, told members of the House of Representatives that it cannot guarantee total safety for the electronic transmission of results.
There was uproar on the floor of the house on Thursday as debates over the inclusion of electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Act Amendment took centre stage.
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Executive Commissioner of the NCC, Adeleke Adewolu, told the green chamber that while concerns over the electronic transmission of results are genuine, no system is fully immune to hacking.
The NCC boss also stated that elections results can only be transmitted by a 3G network, adding that only half of the country has 3G coverage.
He, however, explained that for areas without such coverage, poll results can be recorded and thereafter uploaded in places where there is a network but admitted that this cannot be compared with the real-time upload.
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