INEC reacts to IReV challenge, pleads for calm
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it’s aware about the challenges in accessing result portal.
According to a press statement by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, the challenge is due to technical issues.
He expressed optimism that it would be corrected in due time.
The statement partly read, “Commission is aware of challenges with the INEC Results Viewing Portal Unlike in offseason elections where the portal was used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady. The Commission regrets this setback, especially because of the importance of IReV in our results management process.
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.
“Consequently, the Commission wishes to assure Nigerians that the challenges are not due to any intrusion or sabotage of our 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.
“We also wish to assure Nigerians that results from the Polling Unitcopies 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.”
INEC called for calm while its resolves the challenge adding, “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.
“We take full responsibility for the problems and regret the distress that they have caused the
candidates, political parties and the electorate.”
