The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that its database cannot be hacked into by anybody.
The commission however stated that if that happened, there must be an insider collaboration.
The chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said this on Wednesday during a programme, ‘Straight Talk with Kadara’, monitored on Channels Television in Abuja.
He added that he was prepared to return to the classroom as a university teacher in June after the general elections.
Jega was reacting to the allegation by the Department of State Service that the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, had planned to hack into the database of the commission.
“As far as I am concerned, our database cannot be hacked; if that happens, then someone on the inside must have compromised because we have in place checks and balances that if such happens, we will know who did it”, he said.
Jega also challenged APC leaders to substantiate their allegation that some people were trying to clone card readers for the election, a development he said, was impossible.
The INEC chairman said, “They are obligated to investigate any information they receive on perpetration of a crime or attempts to perpetrate a crime. So if they have information that some people are trying to clone cards, they are obligated to investigate it.
“Investigating whether a crime has occurred or has not occurred is a different matter between whether the result of that crime will affect the integrity of the process.
“I am confident that it is virtually impossible for anybody to clone our cards; they can attempt but there is no way that, using the card reader, somebody will come and clone cards and vote on election day in February.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Professor, be careful. There is no database that cannot be hacked into if people really target it. If the American NSA database and the CENTCOM can be hacked, ANY database can be hacked!
ReplyDeleteMadam Marylyn you look stupid right now with your position. It is a shame. If you were in America where the system works, you would have resigned by now. Shameless lot.
ReplyDeleteNE, Please get your facts and report right. It was DSS and PDP who accused the APC of allegedly trying to clone the PVC and not the other way around.
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