It is simply shocking that the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, did not understand the import of the Electoral Act 2022 he supervised its enactment.

During plenary last Tuesday, Lawan, said there was no provision for the electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Act. He added that the parliament only made provision for the transfer of results from the polling units to the INEC server.

But to show that he was ignorant of the law he passed, two PDP senators, Gershom Bassey (Cross River South) and Abba Moro (Benue South) faulted his argument. They said the Act mandates the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit election results electronically from polling units to its central server.

Briefing newsmen in Abuja, Senator Moro lamented that the INEC went ahead to announce the results of last Saturday’s elections despite local and foreign outcry due to substantial non-conformity with the Electoral Act regarding the electronic transmission of results.  

Moro said: “By the passage of the Electoral Act, BVAS should be able to transmit electronically from the polling unit to the server in the INEC office. When it gets to the wards, it is supposed to transmit to the local government and later to the state. It is expected that when this sequence is followed, we can guarantee the transparency in the system.”

Senator Bassey also corroborated the submission of Moro, saying, "The key element of the process is that when the results are collated at the unit level, they should be uploaded to the server which must be accessible to everyone.

“It is the leg upon which the transparency of the INEC stands. We are saying that the process has been compromised because many polling units have not been uploaded and it is a major flaw of the election,” he said.

Will Lawan say that he does not know the import of Section 60 (5) and Clause 38 of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Election 2022.

Clause 38 of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022 stipulates thus: “Upon completion of all the Polling Unit voting and results, procedures, the Presiding Officer shall:

-(i) Electronically transmit or transfer the result of the Polling Unit, direct to the collation system as prescribed by the commission.

-(ii) Use BVAS to upload a scan of ES8A to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), as prescribed by the commission.”

Against the general clamour for a lasting solution to the myriad of electoral problems facing the country, 50 members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate and two of their counterparts in the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of election results in the forthcoming general elections. 

Clause 38 of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022 stipulates thus: “Upon completion of all the Polling Unit voting and results, procedures, the Presiding Officer shall:

-(i) Electronically transmit or transfer the result of the Polling Unit, direct to the collation system as prescribed by the commission.

-(ii) Use BVAS to upload a scan of ES8A to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), as prescribed by the commission.”

helinues:
Where in the electoral act is transmission of election results is mandatory to be transmitted electronically? Dem wan bend Nigeria electoral act law in their favour.

According to new electoral law, the determination in how to transmit the results shall be determined by the committe which INEC and independent bod..

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helinues:
Are this people shere or shiere?

Where in the electoral act is transmission of election results is mandatory to be transmitted electronically? Dem wan bend Nigeria electoral act law in their favour.

According to new electoral law, the determination in how to transmit the results shall be determined by the committe which INEC and independent body.

Prof Yakubu and Inec was so smart not to transmit the results in the public portal in real time but instead have them in their own server which they waited for the physical delivery on results by both Rec and Scope and compare to what was sent to the Inec server before posting in public portal.

Do you know how convincing it would be if a Candidate A is leading in online portal while candidate B is leading in results declared by INEC.

Those who have evidence of rigging should head to court and present their case without disturbing Nigerians. We go see how concorted results will be admitted as the original results in court

helinues:
Waiting for your jargons highlighted with different ink.Where is Onnonghe?

tomiwakeem:
Why are you guys scared of innovations that will make inec be at par the the trends around the globe .
Why are you guys bent on using analog for of elections when there are more credible ways of counting results faster if not for rigging purposes.

helinues:


Scared? Where were you, your candidate when the new electoral act was being debated?

When we pointed some flaws in the new law, you guys couldn't even have a clue even though it is in our favour.

Go to court and receive another those of beating

Racoon:
Nothing new. Ahmed Lawan can only gaslight the gullible. This overfed toad has never been a rubberstamp stooge for nothing. The worst Senate President ever seen in Nigeria

APC cant tell us that e-transmission of results is at INEC’s discretion when even the electoral act/law mandate INEC to do so. "Leadership is not about the next election, but rather the next generation in focus."

We cannot allow the elite to continue to deceive us with their political game and then after the elections, abandon us. Let democracy prevail 

Clause 38 of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022 stipulates thus: “Upon completion of all the Polling Unit voting and results, procedures, the Presiding Officer shall:

-(i) Electronically transmit or transfer the result of the Polling Unit, direct to the collation system as prescribed by the commission.

-(ii) Use BVAS to upload a scan of ES8A to INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), as prescribed by the commission.”

tomiwakeem:
There is no flaw , billions was appropriated for the cause and they must be used. This is not an agberos case

dat9jaguy:



[/b](i) Electronically transmit or transfer the result of the Polling Unit, direct to the collation system as prescribed by the commission.[b]


That says to either transmit electronically or transfer manually the results of the polling unit, direct to the collation system (IREV)
The commission did not do anything illegal.

helinues:


The presidential election petition would give you clue about how some of the electroral law are flooped.

Sebi you truly believed 93% of registered voters collected their PVC, that's in Nigeria where people only take low battery seriously.

Your laughter dey make me dey laugh

tomiwakeem:
Continue laughing at yourself
What was the billions appropriated for?
Answer the question first

helinues:


The suegbe oppositions which could have made the transmission of electrion results through electronic mandatory and the results at the polling units are final, Atiku was in far away in Dubai while Obi was busy investing with the money he ripped Atiku off in the 2019 election.

Add Obi's votes to Atiku's own, seh you see Pdp winning convincingly, Atiku also thought about that but once bitten, infinite shy.

Donate another round of money for your candidate to go to court, na additional funds to the ones donated during the electioneering period while your candidate will be Singing Maga don pay shout hallelujah

tomiwakeem:
Speak whatever grammar you choose,you see this 2023 election will not be business as usual.
If the supreme court give a daylight robbery kind of judgement be sure that Nigerians will not obey it just as we have not obeyed their useless judgement on CBN.
Tinubu will rule you and your household only

helinues:


Let me give you an hint how the election petition will go. INEC is an independent body so as SC.

SC are not in any position to tell INEC what to do but they can make recommendations.

SC are only interested in figures which must have been in your sworn affidavits that shows you won the election . Your evidence must indicates you have the highest figure and also have the required 25% spread in 24 states.

Any arguments outside what's your own sworn affidavits won't be admitted. So start preparing your evidence now

1,2,3 set go

tomiwakeem:
Oga wake up wake up
You are not dealing with unintelligent people,the game has changed