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APC campaign: Electronic transmission of results not mandatory — it’s at INEC’s discretion

 


The presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says no law mandates the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit election results electronically.

 

The transmission of results was a major controversy during the collation of presidential election results at the national collation centre in Abuja.

 

The Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have said the inability of INEC to transmit the results from polling units tainted the outcome of the election.

 

Reacting in a statement on Friday, Dele Alake, special adviser on media and communications at the PCC, said the transmission of election results is at the discretion of INEC.

 

He said the Electoral Act 2022 does not contain any mandatory provision regarding the transmission of results.

 

“The complaint over the electronic transmission of election results is not supported by law,” he said.

 

“Section 38 of the Electoral Act 2022 relied upon by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) to challenge the result of the Feb. 25 presidential election has nothing to do with transmission of election results.

 

 “Section 60, sub-section 2 of the Act deals with transmission of results and it is at the discretion of INEC. The Act does not contain any mandatory provision regarding the transmission of results.

 

“In any case, the process of transmitting results from polling units, whether real-time, two days later or at any time, cannot in any way change the results that have been announced.”

 

He described the decision of the opposition parties to approach the court over the election results as a welcome development.

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4 comments

  1. This your statement shows that in your mind, you know that you rigged the election since you can leave the secured and transparent means which is the electronic transmission and used manual collation which was exposed to your manipulation.

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  2. Are you okay?
    You sound blurred and hypnotized! What's the difference between this election and the previous ones?

    Your argument clearly affirms the fact that the election was really rigged.

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  3. People supporting fraudulent means of taking over power or winning elections in this nation, are enemies of Nigerians, and they will surely reap the reward of their evil seeds. Nigerians are watching and waiting for the right time.

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  4. Nigeria is just not ready to develop. That is why everything about us dey lag behind. This is all just to ensure that the fraud that has become part and parcel of the system is not eradicated.

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