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Image123:
Nothing stops your party agent and each party agent from taking pictures. We have pictures taken from the last elections. Have you ever voted? Everyone knows their ward and polling unit results live. We all saw Obi 74, Obi 75. Votes are counted live. Let your agent take pictures. You can't pointlessly mandate others to take pictures. For what?
If you have results different from what is collated live, present credible proof. All serious parties have representatives at each collation point. They also have competent situation rooms. TV stations show live results. If this is not enough for you, you can contest to be senator or lobby your senators to make it so. A few minority cannot continue demanding for unreasonable things.
When your demand creates problems and different court cases start coming up, are you going to pay competent lawyers from your bank account?

I give up

Image123:
Bros, this was already available in last elections. Some were transmitted, some were not. Collation center is not live transmission in the sense people want it. We all watched the Collation center results live. The argument was mandatory live transmission of results at the polling station.

Not correct. It was not available in the last election and still not available today. It’s not mandatory by law for the polling agent to take a picture of the result and upload it. The agent can say no network therefore I am not going to take the picture. The agitation is for it to be mandatory to take the picture. Network or no network. Why is it a problem to just take picture? What has network got to do with taking picture? Again to be very clear. Don’t get confused by the big grammar of transmit. All that needs to be mandatory is take picture. Why do you have a problem with simply just taking picture?

Image123:
And we should invalidate votes of the places where network fails? Or it's impossible for network to fail? You don't make laws not well thought out/through, then start looking for reform later.

The law allowed Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use electronic systems for voting and transmission of results. But the Act did not expressly make real-time electronic transmission mandatory for all elections. This is as reasonable and realistic as it gets.

This has been explained many times on this platform but you refuse to understand it. The fact that there is no network in an area does not mean that the votes will be invalidated. The result remains in the machine. When the machine is taken to the collation center and there is network there, it will then be uploaded. The only reason they did not pass it is because they want to rig the election. After 2027, Tinubu will ask them to pass it. I wonder what you will say at that time.

Tareq1105:
Loyal to who? Loyal to Obi that he believes he's senior to in every aspect of life and career?

He's only waiting patiently to cruz on Obi. Obi should be careful bcoz he has a very desperate desperado as VP whose ultimate goal in life is president. Obi should not eat anyhow anywhere.

Is the presidency about who senior the other or is it about the people?
Or is it about hatred? 5 times more people voted for obi over kwankwaso but no kwankwaso is his senior therefore he must be president over obi.
I don’t get it.

Parachoko:
I support Wike on this.

Some people will buy a land and just abandon it.

It shouldn't be allowed in our City centres

But you know he is giving it to his friends. Is something wrong with an open auction. The highest bidder gets it. He will never want that to happen because he needs to share land to friends and family.
Does anybody have examples of other countries where a minister just allocated land?

malakaimoscondo:
God bless u sir..I wonder how fragmented opposition wil defeat tinubu..obi are his supporters are delusional....they just gave the presidency to tinubu..obi is working for tinubu like some people do say

Would you rather have an Atiku as president in 2027? What you rather have an Atiku as president in 2027?

franchasng:
Seyi Makinde will be his best running mate.


Sorry to say this, Rotimi Amaechi have no electoral value, does not have the kind of money he had prior to 2015 which he dolled out to support Buhari.


But Seyi Makinde have some money now that he is just leaving office plus some popularity in Southwest to get Atiku some votes.

Seyi makinde and Amaechi are not stupid. They know it’s the turn of the south. They will not agree to a northern candidate. Atiku will have a hard time finding a good VP candidate.

Breaker001:
Why are these folks attacking Peter Obi. Kwankwaso also defected. Why do they seem to focus their negative energy on Obi? They must be really pained. Anyways, I understand. It's not easy to loose a huge capital 😂

This is the most weird thing I have ever seen. Kwankwaso is supposed to be bigger than obi but nobody talks about him. I don’t know what kwankwaso is thinking but he must be really feeling insulted.

blaise26abj:
Lmao . Seems Obi’s mentality is a regional mentality . You want the presidency given to you ? Smh . Lazy , loudmouthed man mentality . It is not enough that it is zoned to the south . It should be given to the south east . Shame no Dey worry una ? No other region thinks like this . If it rotates to the north , you will see North central , NW and NE politicians fight for the ticket . Make it south , the SE is crying they should give it to them . Imagine Obi not fighting within the party to get the ticket but will rather run to small parties to get the tickets without opposition . Loser mentality . Yeye Dey smell

How is obi’s mentality a regional mentality? Where are you getting that from? Somebody makes a statement on this platform and you immediately blame obi for that? Come on!
Obi’s problem is exactly the opposite of what you are saying. He tries too hard to not be seen as from the south not to even talk about the south east. Compare that to what Buhari and Tinubu is now doing. Buhari never pretended that he favors the north. Tinubu is not even trying to favor the south. He is favoring the southwest directly. He doesn’t pretend about it.
Talking about fighting for a ticket. Buhari ran on a clear zoning to the north. Infact the ticket was zoned directly to Buhari. Tinubu succeeded because the APC governors came out clearly and said we are zoning to the south. ADC refused to do that because of Atiku. If Obi had remained in the ADC, he would have been laughed at after the primaries. The whole world would have called him a fool for remaining there. Let’s be fair with our assessments even if you don’t like sonebody or hate a region as it is in your case.

Nchenches:
So whenever it's the turn of the south, an aspirant from the SW grabs the south's tturn.
No way. IPresidency is to rotate between the groups in the south, not exclusively for the SW anytime it's fhe turn of the south.

Without sensible rotation of the presidency between the north and the south, Tinubu would not become president

We agree on the sensible rotation between the north and south. That’s why Peter obi had to leave even though he has completely mismanaged it because he is trying to be as holy as the Pope. Why can’t he come out straight and tell the party zone to the south or I am gone?
We disagree on the rotation when it gets to the turn of the south. This is a product manufactured by the southeast. In the history of Nigerian politics there is no example where any rotation is done between the geopolitical zones until it came to the turn of Tinubu.when the president is from the north, Vp is from the south and vice versa. That’s our political history. That it’s the turn of the south east is disingenuous

bentenny:
Why should an Obi with 6.1 million votes vice rabiu with a million plus votes?
Well NDC have already zoned presidency to the south!

People that say that are Igbo phobic so don’t waste your time with haters. Kwankwaso didn’t get to where he is today by being stupid. He knows what is right.

Moony45:
Lol. Bunch of confused people. This has effectively sealed Tinubu's secons term. Selfish Peter Obi

I am surprised you will say something like this. Really surprised. The problem with Peter Obi is he allowed himself to be made into a god and now he is stuck in it. He is now a victim of his doing. Buhari never allowed himself to be viewed as a god and I was a big Buhari supporter.
2027 is exactly the same scenario as 2015. Probably worse. Atiku and Buhari were from the same north but APC made it abundantly clear that it’s Buhari. Very very clear. There was no ifs and buts. Give Tinubu credit. That’s why he has no respect for any politician because he knows they are beneath him.
Now in 2027. It’s clearly the turn of the South. CLEARLY. Peter Obi asked them what are we doing with zoning when he could have clearly told them I want the same Buhari treatment. Any other politician would have said that but Peter Obi the god was playing nice and you cannot blame the ADC for playing games with him and saying oh we can even send it to the north. Oh let’s talk about it later. Talk about what? If it was any other politician the cannot try it. Talk about what really? It is the turn of the south and we need to talk about it? Everybody in Nigeria knows it’s the turn of the south but the ADC wants to talk about it later. Good luck!

Nchenches:
If Tinubu and his SW supporters had respect for Nigeria and its rotation of the presidency between the north and the south, Tinubu would not have contested the 2023 presidential election.

Obasanjo used the turn of the SW region.
Tinubu would not have accepted INEC declaration of Tinubu as winner of an election Tinubu did not win.
You people only know TRIBALISM in politics of Nigeria. The civil war ended more than 56 years ago, yet you people still fight it on the political front to ground Nigeria.

The rotation is between north and south. Nothing to do with southwest vs southeast. Buhari and yaradua are from the same geopolitical zone and nobody said a word. It’s really unfortunate that the southeast allowed themselves to be dragged into dividing the south. It’s wrong. It was never on the agreement. The agreement is clear. Between north and south

richiemcgold:

My Conclusion:
In case the Senate refuse to bow down to people's agitation, we should not forget that the existing electoral law does not stop INEC from adopting e-transmission. INEC can still go ahead and adopt it for 2027 elections with or without any amendment to the existing law. BTW, kudos to those who replied me without throwing any insults or banters. I love matured and intelligent comments like these. May God bless Nigeria 👍🇳🇬✌️🙏



Okay; it must be MANDATORY. I agree 💯

Let's raise the voice! 🔥💪

I may be wrong here but I think one of the things the courts said was INEC guidelines is not law. So that INEC decides to use electronic transmission which they did in 2023 does not mean a polling station must transmit electronically. Therefore it becomes necessary that it’s added to the law. Legal scholars especially Sam Amadi disagrees with this ruling but it’s neither here nor there at this point. Just put it in the law as the Supreme Court has said. That’s the fight as I understand it.

seunowa:
I really appreciate your question. Many Nigerians do not really understand the concept of real-time. This is where politicians are playing pingpong with the emotional intelligence of Nigerians because of there obvious educational inadequacy. Real-time is the processing of data, information, or events immediately as they occur, with no delay. And this is not possible in Nigeria as there will be delayed because they're many villages where there are no Internet connectivities but one has to move several kilometers before one can access Internet. This is what Akphabio is saying, he is not banning e-transmission of results but advocating for real- time removal in order to Avert legal disputes at the tribunals.

I don’t know that your explanation is possible anywhere in the world for the purpose of elections. Election results can have delays of hours or days as long as the data is not compromised. That’s what we have today. The problem we are trying to solve is not instantaneous reporting of results but integrity of data. We don’t want data manipulation along the way. Result can wait till the next day if need be. Today we don’t get results for 3 days. Another explanation of real time that makes sense to me is the imputing of the results into the machine right there at the polling station. So we are talking about real time at the polling station not real time on IREV server which can take time. The machine may even have to be moved to where there is network. The important thing is that the integrity of the result is intact inside the machine unlike what we have seen with paper results.
We need to be clear on things because I see people throwing words around without even understanding what they mean.

Globad:
What should be the backup for real time transmission in case the system fails? Of course there is no system that cannot fail

What is the backup in the other countries doing electronic transmission?

seunowa:
Our political leaders know many Nigerians lack critical thoughts and obviously take advantage of the masses in dis regard to peddle false narrative. The question should be did the National Assembly ban e-transmission of results? The answer is capital NO but real time because there is no penetration of Internet in many parts of our remote villages across the states except Lagos and Abuja.The National Assembly will reconvene today and come out in clear terms concerning E-transmission of results.

What is the difference between e-transmission you agree with and real time you do not agree with?

Image123:
As of early 2025, approximately 45.4% to 48.8% of the Nigerian population has access to the internet, translating to over 107 million to 140 million active users.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=NG

As of early 2026, mobile network coverage in Nigeria is approximately 85% to over 90% of the population.
Approximately 27 million Nigerians live in areas that lack access to telecommunications infrastructure.

Who will fix these network gaps before next elections, INEC, Tinubu or APC?

Why do you keep talking about network? What has network got to do with this? Why are you making this thing so complicated? Are you a mathematician?

Image123:
As of early 2025, approximately 45.4% to 48.8% of the Nigerian population has access to the internet, translating to over 107 million to 140 million active users.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=NG

As of early 2026, mobile network coverage in Nigeria is approximately 85% to over 90% of the population.
Approximately 27 million Nigerians live in areas that lack access to telecommunications infrastructure.

You are asking for mandatory e-transmission of results. Don't you understand what that means? If it's your explanation, the last elections already have that. They uploaded results later. The results didn't disappear. What the people protesting are asking for is to see the results in real time online, from the polling units. They feel it changes somehow.

You are not correct. In the last election it was not mandatory. A lot of polling units did not transmit the results because they did not have to. All we are saying is make it mandatory so everybody is doing the same thing.
It has been explained here many times that network is not an issue. The law does not say network is required. All that is required is to just take a picture and upload it. Why is this a problem?

FBIBOT:
Whether the officials use smartphones or another internet enabled device.... I really don't see why it won't work... We send messages on whatsapp across Nigeria real time... Let inec visit all polling unit and find out which service provider has optimal reception at every polling unit.... Then they need to upgrade their own server too (this is usually the major issue (server crashes)) INEC really needs to do better... Let's not indulge them in mediocrity abeg

Please let’s get the correct message out. This is not about network. It’s about upload. Just upload and go to the collation center with the result sheets. It doesn’t change anything that is currently done. In the last election a lot of polling stations refused to upload because money exchanged hands. All we are saying is just make it mandatory to upload. Don’t worry about network. Do everything you do today. Just make sure you upload. That’s it

Sirleo05:
GSM dey work
Text message dey work
POS dey work
ATM dey work
Network services dey work, but our leaders say electronic transfer of results no fit work because we never reach there, in this age and time. APC, you can do better.

This has nothing to do with network. You do not need network to take a picture. Just take a picture and upload. Why is this contentious?

nwakibie3:
When has all the 3 major networks we have in Nigeria fail at the same time? It has never happened and it won't happen.

But the opponents are saying it will fail because they do not know this has nothing to do with network failure. The amendment is to just take a picture and upload it. You do not need network to take a picture.

R2bees2:
Their argument is that there are communities without power supply which could be a serious problem during E-Transmission of results, so how do we ensure it won't be a problem. I think it is a strong point

It is not a strong point. They still need the machine for accreditation. So the machine at least works. You don’t need any extra power to take a picture of the results and push a button to upload. That’s all that is mandatory. Nothing more. And then do exactly what you do today which is take the result sheet along with the machine to the collation center. What is difficult about this?

ogododo:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/02/2027-electoral-act-row-escalates-as-falana-utomi-bugaje-kick-against-rejection-of-e-transmission-of-results/

Looks like the senate president himself doesn’t even understand the way this thing works. Very weird. Instead of fighting over this issue why not let INEC come out and educate everybody including the senate president. Maybe this will help.

LibertyRep:
Wait, is it that they completely rejected e-transmission or refused to make it mandatory.
Those aren't the same though

Making it mandatory will open more room for litigation. Imagine if for any reason the transmission could not happen, then the result will be invalid because it is mandatory to do so.

We need balanced discussion from those for and against the electronic transmission, if course, without the usual emotion and pettiness.

Why will “the transmission could not happen”?
What is the reason for it not happen?

yyoomy63:
Lack of proper understanding of the electoral act amendment is leading the gullible OBIdient to meaningless quest.
INEC can transmit result where it’s convenient and adopt the manual transmission where it’s not convenient or possible.
BAT2027💯🤝

This is not correct. It is always convenient to upload the result on the machine. That’s all the amendment calls for. DO NOT worry about network. Just upload it and carry your sheet and the device to the collation center as you do today. What is not convenient about this?

Image123:
No one is vehemently against it, just logically and reasonably asking why you want millions of voters disenfranchised so badly.
We have 176,974 polling units in Nigeria. When network fails, you will still be the one to wail exceedingly.

Please help call on INEC to educate the masses. Nobody will be disenfranchised. Nothing will happen when network fails. The results will not disappear. They will remain inside the device until it’s taken to the collation center where there is network. At the collation center the results can then be uploaded. This is not worse than we have today where the same result is taken to the collation center. Please help educate people or call on INEC to do a better job. This is so simple and I don’t understand why INEC is not able to explain this to our people

LibertyRep:
I think the operational word is MANDATORY.

So what happens in case of network glitch or anything that prevents the transmission? The result is invalid.

If there is a network glitch the results remain on the device till there is network. Also remember that because the results are uploaded on the device does not mean the result sheets are not taken to the collation center. The current system still remains. Result sheets are still there. I am having a hard time understanding the resistance to electronic transmission. I really think INEC is the problem and not APC supporters. People just do not know the way this thing is going to work. If they knew there will not be all these questions. Guys, THE CURRENT SYSTEM REMAINS. THERE IS JUST THE EXTRA STEP OF UPLOADING A PICTURE OF THE RESULT. THATS IT!

delpee:
Shouldn't we try to confirm if every ward in Nigeria is properly covered by our telecoms networks? To the best of my knowledge, there are still places where they struggle with network coverage. What this means is that wherever there's no network on election day, the votes won't count. Or is there something I'm not understanding?

A simpler way to think about this is to replace the piece of paper results are written in with a device. Forget about network coverage. The same way you take the piece of paper to the collation center, just take the device. I hope this takes care of your worries.

hotseat:
In as much as real-time transmission of votes is desirable, it's workability should be put into consideration.

First and foremost is the issue of network coverage.

It's an established fact that network coverage is limited and doesn't cover the entire country.

Secondly, Internet coverage also faces similar fate and most times epileptic.

A third factor is that of electricity which is equally unsteady while most rural communities remain without electricity.

These and several other factors could mar the voting process if we insist on real-time transmission of votes and election results.

This would lead to a large population of voters being disenfranchised.


Let reason and not emotions prevail!





@hotseat

This is not correct. Network connectivity is the least of your worries with electronic transmission. As long as it’s stored in the device. It can get transmitted at the collation center.

richiemcgold:
I hope the BVAs are well-secured against any form of manipulations while on this offline mode.

Nigeria is not the first country to do electronic transmission. Probably the last if you think about it. It’s not been an issue in other countries. What is special about Nigeria?