INEC: Why Presidential Election Results Were Not Suspended

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not suspend collation of results during the conduct of the February 25 presidential election because the glitches experienced did not affect all the results already transmitted through the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), reports have revealed.

According to The Nation, BVAS can store information offline for upload later into INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).

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Sources revealed that none of the collated results was lost or tampered with because of the Plan B activated when the glitches occurred, adding that the commission may report some Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to President Muhammadu Buhari for sanctions over alleged dereliction of duty and insubordination.

A fact-sheet sighted by the platform revealed that “the glitches had no effect on the collation process or the results.” The report added that “BVAS can store information offline. The working of BVAS was the reason why you have the competitive results by the presidential candidates. INEC results substantially tallied with the figures arrived at by some international non-governmental organisations.”

Corroborating the fact sheet, a reliable source told select editors in Abuja that “the glitches didn’t affect either the results or the integrity of the process including the transmission of results. The glitches occurred because INEC didn’t test run the technology in the field to avoid being misunderstood. When INEC started uploading, the first glitch occurred in the infrastructure of IReV.

“As soon as the glitch happened, there was panic that the system was being hacked. To save the system, the plug was pulled off for both the Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The Chairman of INEC, a national commissioner and two patriotic staff quickly activated Plan B.

“By the time the glitches were resolved, IReV fully came on stream. As at 8pm, the Presidential Election results had higher upload than the National Assembly Elections. INEC’s confidence was based on its belief that technology would save the day. It is to the glory of the organisation that the technology was able to stand.”

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According to a quoted statement, it is said:

“BVAS was the reason Alex Otti won in Abia State while Tinubu and Ganduje lost in their political domains. BVAS has shown the real people that voted and the true results. IReV is the reason why candidates can go to tribunals to contest the results of any strand of elections.”