Nigeria: Reactions As Senate Okays E-Transmission of Results, Retains Manual Collation As Backup

Nigeria: Reactions As Senate Okays E-Transmission of Results, Retains Manual Collation As Backup

The Senate on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV), while allowing manual collation to serve as a fallback in cases where the technology fails.

INEC under spotlight as Senate shifts ground on e-transmission

WITH the 2027 general elections approaching, the Senate’s conditional approval of electronic transmission is shifting pressure to the

How Nigeria’s Election System Keeps Inviting Fraud

The Nigerian Senate revising Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to allow both electronic and manual transmission of results still leaves the fraud window wide open. Development Diaries reports that the Senate on Tuesday voted ‘yes’ to the electronic transmission of election results, but only after EC8A forms have been signed and stamped. Nigeria’s political class has a long, established tradition of giving with the right hand while…

10th Senate Deserves Commendation for Backing Electronic Transmission of Results – Nwebonyi — Akelicious

Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, has called on Nigerians to applaud the 10th Senate for what he described as a bold and historic step in strengthening the country’s electoral process through the explicit inclusion of electronic transmission of election results. Speaking on the recent amendment to the Electoral Act 2022, Nwebonyi stated that although the existing law did not make electronic transmission o…

Guild Of Editors Expresses Worry Over Electoral Act Controversy

The Nigerian Guild of Editors has expressed concern over the controversy surrounding the Senate’s position on the transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that the development could erode public trust in the electoral process. The post Guild Of Editors Expresses Worry Over Electoral Act Controversy appeared first on Trending News.

Nigerians Stand Firm Against Senate Intimidation Over Electronic...

A Civil Society Organization, Movement of the Transformation of Nigeria, MOTION, has said that the Nigerian people will not be intimidated by whatever stance Se... #hotnews, #senate, #electronictransmission, #flyingeze