The Chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said he will
address the server controversy that trailed the 2019 general elections, after
the Presidential Elections Tribunal.
Atiku Abubakar, who contested on
the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had dragged the winner and
incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
before the tribunal.
According to Atiku, INEC’s server
shows he defeated Buhari in the polls.
Yakubu has now advised interested
Nigerians to go and read the statements on oath by the petitioners and the
defendants, to have a full grasp of the issues surrounding the controversial
server.
The INEC chief spoke at the
conclusion of a session on the review of the 2019 General Elections with the
media in Abuja during the weekend.
Responding to a question, he
said: “In our jurisprudence, you cannot comment on a live matter in court. The
matter is subjudice but after the judgment, I will speak on the server issue.
“There are a lot of documents you
have not got. There are statements on oath by the petitioners and the
defendants. Go and read these statements on oath. It is actually prudent to go
back and read the statements.”
He added: “In some countries,
they will be campaigning till the election day because there is trust. But in
Nigeria, we print ballot papers, entrust these ballot papers with the Central
Bank of Nigeria(CBN) and distribution is always done with heavy security. So,
here, it is a question of trust.
“Remember, some people attacked
INEC offices in some states during the last elections because of ballot papers
and other sensitive materials. Trust is key in any electoral process. The major
difference between us and other countries is trust.
“I cannot remember any country in
Europe that does electronic voting; they still engage in manual process. Holland
tried electronic voting but after 20 years, they reverted to ballot papers.”
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