₦airaland Forum

SmartPolician:
The senate is talking about electronic transmission failing at the PU. The truth of the matter is that they are right by considering an alternative.

However, I think that saying it has failed is ambiguous because one has to find out the cause of the failure. If it's a poor reception, I suggest that the presiding officer should be accompanied by all party agents to another location with a better reception so that he/she can upload the Form EC8a to the iRev.

Retuning officers mostly work in the coalition centres and that cannot tackle the issue being discussed at the moment.

Ok..

Here is another alternative..

The Electoral-Act should give a lagging timeline (or a downtime timeline) after which the Polling-Units get avoided..
And the only solution would be a RERUN.. During which the Electronic Transmission is still going to be SACROSANCT.!!

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Meanwhile, the Act should make it clear that:
“No Presiding Officer should LEAVE the Polling-Unit until the result of the Polling-Unit appears on the IREV-Portal.

(if you sleep on your oars, the judges will describe real-time to mean something else)

SmartPolician:
The senate is talking about electronic transmission failing at the PU. The truth of the matter is that they are right by considering an alternative.

However, I think that saying it has failed is ambiguous because one has to find out the cause of the failure. If it's a poor reception, I suggest that the presiding officer should be accompanied by all party agents to another location with a better reception so that he/she can upload the Form EC8a to the iRev.

Retuning officers mostly work in the coalition centres and that cannot tackle the issue being discussed at the moment.

The ultimate alternative is for the Polling-Unit-Results of such Polling-Units to be totally disregarded.. --- which is too bad, and I wouldn't want that for any Polling-Unit..

But then,, the alternative of going back to use the Manual Collation Option is a total “NO-GO Area”.
Nobody wants that to be happening any longer.
The results must appear on the IREV-Portal before the Presiding Officer leaves the Polling-Unit.
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Therefore, If the alternative of the “Returning Officer handling it” is not obtainable due to some technical reasons,, then the Presiding Officer would either stay at the Polling-Unit and wait for the results to come up on the IREV-Portal before leaving the Polling-Unit,, or else, the results wouldn't count.!!
😭😭😭

stuffs2002:
So anyone who does not vote the LAMBA fraud called Obi was either paid or he rigged.

Who typed this.?
You totally made it up inside your mind?

Or is this what you understood after reading the simple thing I typed up there?

Lanretoye:
watch this video and tell me you want Obi to still become your president

Bro protested what he doesn’t even know its meaning.

Basic Value Acceptable (BVAS) 🫣🫣

Bro was talking about iREV and mistook it for BVAS to the surprise of his interviewer 🤗 pic.twitter.com/gR9tqcc2qW

— AJE (@Riddwane) February 10, 2026

This is not the topic which this thread is supposed to be discussing.
So, I won't derail from the topic of discussion.

I don't have such strength to be jumping upon several issues at a time..
You guys do that a lot, so enjoy your thing.

But I won't give you such time.

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Find a relevant thread and ask me the relevant questions there.
And I will respond properly.

Let rigging stop first..,, or at least be minimized to the barest minimum.

All these rhetorics will be a thing of the past.!!

There Are Better Alternatives To Settling The “Network Issues” Of The Electronic Transmission Method, Rather Than Resorting To The Immediate Activation Of The “Manual Collation” Option.
-- And The Better Alternative Is To Give Only “THE FINAL RETURNING OFFICER” The Power To Add Those Manual Votes.

The Electoral-Act-2022 in Section:65 already gave the Returning Officer the power to have the final decision when it comes to "unmarked" ballot papers, as well as when it comes to "Rejected" ballot papers.
(That-is; a returning officer can review and reverse the decisions of the Presiding Officers at the polling units with respect to "marked or unmarked ballot papers" and "rejected ballot papers".)

In the same manner, the proposed Amendment to the Electoral-Act, inside the same Section:65 should increase the powers of THE RETURNING OFFICER to include: "Adding those 'Manual Results' from the polling units where electronic transmission of the Polling-Unit Results failed; but that would only be done while the Returning Officer is performing the final “settling of disputes” in accordance with the laid-down rules of the Electoral-Act for the settling of disputes.

Akpakomiza2:
No sir, once there's no network within an hour, the next available copy should be deployed. The essence of this innovation is not just transparency but speed

Timeline of One Hour..
That's Okay.

The members of the National Assembly should input the timeline inside the Bill.

Again, the electronic device which was used to transmit the actual results which failed to transmit must be brought to the venue of the collation for ratification.

Akpakomiza2:
No sir, real time means it must be sent instantly. If there's a delay, then the purpose is defeated

Then, that Polling-Unit would be cancelled.??

What I am saying is,, if the result is not transmitted instantly (whereas it is supposed to be instant), then two options are available.

1. Either to proceed without collating the results of the Polling-Unit. The results can only be added during the time of FINAL REVIEW BY THE RETURNING OFFICER -- when the Returning officer would be settling the final disputes according to the procedures listed in the Electoral Act.
(This would cause our collation officers to actually settle disputes during collation)

2. Or to wait for the result to still pop-up in the IREV-Portal.

Gajagojo:
Let me tell you what I believe

The government is playing Nigerians like children

Allowing Nigerians to waste time by distraction with non issues

The real rigging will come from completely different directions while people focus on this


I have no doubt in My mind that INEC did nothing wrong last time

From INEC perspective it was almost perfect
INEC did very well

That is why Obi never came out with his polling agents copies of the results
He knows the truth
Let him come out and show us his own copies

In 2011 before BVAS Goodluck Jonathan goth 5 million votes in the SE and 23 million in total

In 2023 total votes for ALL candidates was 24 million and Peter Obi got 2 million in the SE


Do Iboes love Obi less than Jonathan?


Why this sudden holiness about elections

Don't tell me we have to start somewhere

We were all in this country when Buhari printed 23 trillion , Malami and Buhari's family became billionaires

He was there for 8 years

My Yoruba brother is there from day one you are talking nonsense about reform

Thunder fire that reform9

Okkkkk

Burob:
Mr Senate President in waiting, Akpabio go dey watch em seat everyday, b4 coup happen for the red chamber.

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Gajagojo:
For me there is no problem and therefore no need for a solution

The Transmission worked well last time despite the glitch and the true winner was declared

Obi Di not present a shred of evidence about that instead they were talking about certificates

What does that tell us

Compare
2011 Elections Goodluck Jonathan SE. VOTES 5 MILLION

2023 Elections Peter Obi. SE VOTES 2 MILLION


DID IGBOS LOVE JONATHAN MORE.


The truth is the BVAS reduced rigging

We need to focus on vote buying and voter intimidation not fairy stories about Starlink

Let there be Electronic Transmission of Results in real-time first....

Tinubu wins again.

Everybody will be happy.

But then,, I will still find another issue with the new Electrical Act, and continue my noise.

commoditiesnig:
Welcome development.



Lol.. “they should wait”.. for how long? 😂 don’t be ridiculous this man!

The irony is that IF AN ISSUE ARISE WITH E-TRANSMISSION ITS STILL FOLKS LIKE YOU THAT WILL BE SCREAMING “RIGGING”

Take a chill.. the Senate has done the right thing.

Please read the Section:47(3) of the current Electoral-Act-2022..
The alternative measures that was stated there -- should in case the BVAS-Machine machine fails -- is good enough.

Why is it then, that the proposed alternative for the IREV-Portal in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill is FOR THE MANUAL OPTION TO BE QUICKLY ACTIVATED.??

Read the Section:47(3) of the current Electoral-Act-2022 again..

Putindbutt:
This OP, I always laught at him. Most times, I pity him.
His own noise does not go beyond Nairaland.

Hahahahahahaaahhaaahahaa..
I am also laughing at you too.

You think I live on Nairaland.??
Youths mostly stay here.

That's why I drop some of thoughts and ideas here.
And it doesn't affect anything I do outside here.

Lanretoye:
Irev is what some people are relying upon to win elections,their hackers are helping their delusive aspirations

Continuuu

Burob:
Yes Senate President I hear u.

Okkkk

Burob:
From the get go, it has always been a case of much ado about nothing.

So called coalition of Obidient opposition, we’re just in self deceit, chasing shadows.

Yes.

I guessed right about your comment.

Nevertheless, if you're supposed to count from 1 to 100; even if you stop at 98 or 99,, you have not reached 100..

Burob:
Senator bluntcrazeman I hail.

I said it.

You don't even know what title I go by -- yet you gave me one.
Thinking it was supposed to be funny?

Burob:
The Op is a very funny dude.

Read to understand..

Meanwhile,, if the issues surrounding the Electoral-Act doesn't matter much to you -- then, I guess I see the direction which your baseless comment is actually going.

AMINDA:
The keen interest in the electoral act and the resistance by the people already tells APC all they need to know. Tinubu is highly unpopular and rigging will be vehemently resisted no matter the manipulations. They can keep coercing market women and civil servants to register as APC members but time is a gentleman.

Exactly.!!

He had been playing with political parties all these while -- who never really cared about what the Electoral-Act really provides for.

But now, the general public has started showing interest.
What the political parties didn't see, the people are going to see it and demand strictly for it.

FreeStuffsNG:
You are being academic and shows that you didn’t know the practical implications of your mere academic proposition.

You can't transmit data that is not endorsed physically and manually before you transmit. If you do, it will not be credible and party agents can deny that data.

You should read those Sections I mentioned abbegg..


All these things you're talking here are totally off with the provisions of those sections.
That I wanted them to just make it an “INSTANT” affair, is that why you're now saying a lot things that are not even inside the original Electoral-Act-2022.??

That move by the Senate is a total waste of Plenary time.

There should be no alternatives oo..

If the system fails, they should wait.
If the results didn't upload, THE COLLATION FOR THOSE PARTICULAR POLLING-UNITS INVOLVED “SHALL” NOT COMMENCE -- until the results get successfully uploaded to the IREV-Portal.

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THEY WANT TO CREATE LOOPHOLES.
With this, they will be allowing lots of glitches back-to-back, so that they can resort back to the use of papers.. (that would also be lots of waste of our money invested in these systems -- which would definitely fail again on the day of election)

The Act should also retain that duplicate copies of the result-sheets should be given to the police and the Party agents.

Jokay07:
I understand you perfectly.
I just got the news now that the Senate adopted both Electronic and manual.
Still the same circle bro

That move by the Senate is a total waste of Plenary time.

There should be no alternatives oo..

If the system fails, they should wait.
If the results didn't upload, THE COLLATION FOR THOSE PARTICULAR POLLING-UNITS INVOLVED “SHALL” NOT COMMENCE -- until the results get successfully uploaded to the IREV-Portal.

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THEY WANT TO CREATE LOOPHOLES.
With this, they will be allowing lots of glitches back-to-back, so that they can resort back to the use of papers.. (that would also be lots of waste of our money invested in these systems -- which would definitely fail again on the day of election)

The Electoral-Act should also retain that the duplicate copies of the result-sheets should be given to the police and the Party agents==>> (Section:60(3)..)

FreeStuffsNG:
That will not stand in court if it is not endorsed by all the agents and other stakeholders. It can be thrown out as illegal

I am advocating for all these things to be amended in the ongoing Electoral-Act amendment by the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS,, and you're talking about the COURT..

Are you feeling guilty already.??

Or you didn't even read before responding.??

PLEASE READ THE ORIGINAL POST AGAIN -- AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY.!!

Gajagojo:
Dey Play
Wait till Yoruba finish their 8 years then reform

Well.

I will be here to still remind you to bring up a solution.

Have a great day ahead

Gajagojo:
The solution honestly is to shutup and stop making noise
Good morning
It is when A Yoruba man got there that election problem started?

In 2023 total votes for ALL candidates was 24.5 million
But somehow in 2011 Goodluck Jonathan got 22 million votes
The SE alone alone gave Goodluck Jonathan 5 million votes
FIRST TIME SE HAD MORE VOTERS THAN SW BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE FOR OBI.?
Why? BVAS WORKED

In 2023 Peter Obi as popular as he was with 99% votes could only get 2 million votes in the SE

You did not talk about reform in 2011 when Buhari was crying and all the SS and SE states had millions of voters

When the Yoruba complete their 8 years you can reform

You have gone TRIBAL.

I've been on this issue since far-back before 2021 seff.

Bye

Jokay07:
We argued this in 2023 and supreme court had settled this argument.

The Supreme Court Doesn't Make NEW LAWS..

Supreme Court based whatever judgements it made in 2023 on the Electoral-Act-2022.

I am directing this topic to the newly proposed Electoral-Act Amendments..

The Senators are paying attention to only Section:60(5)...

But I am saying that Section:47 needs amendment too.
Section:50(2) needs amendment.
Section:62(2) needs amendment.
And Section:64 also needs amendment too.

It is not the Supreme Court that will do the amendment..
So, why bringing-in the Supreme Court again into this matter.??

If Nurses are teaching this publicly,, it means that nurses are being taught this during their formation stages..

Mynd44

Nlfpmod, Lalasticlala

Gajagojo:
The truth is that people are motivated by dishonesty

All this noise is because people want to push a narrative that Obi won and he was cheated because of the technology

I actually believe the technology worked very well last time and that was probably the best election since 1999

Whatever rigging happened was not down to technology

How come neither Obi nor Atiku came to the tribunal to say

See what out agents brought see what INEC published see discrepancies


If you look at the election results of Jonathan in 2011 YarAdua in 2007 and Buhari 2015 there was massive rigging

At some point Jonathan got over 20 million votes
Buhari 12 million

Yaradua they did not even bother to give breakdown they just said he won

Then in 2023 total presidential votes 22 million or thereabouts

So that is a good system

About real time transmission. I support that but when you say MANDATORY the question arises
What is the consequence of failure to transmit? The logical answer has to be cancel and rerun

Knowing Nigeria that can happen , happen several times then what?

If I know I am losing electionor I cannot win then I will clamour for that

If I can cause glitches leading to failure to transmit and cancellation when it is clear I cannot win I might be tempted

So MANDATORY is just Nsobu Nsobu talk
By those who want to scatter the country and who feel bitter about 2023

Let us assume they are totally correct and 2023 was rigged and Obi won

Is destruction of the country the solution

Let Tinubu do his 8 years and go

There is nothing so special that Atiku or Obi is going to bring
For Obi it is aboutbethnic belonging nothing more



The real rigging is vote buying and intimidation

The solution

Personally I do not believe Western election style democracy is for us
India has good elections China is a dictatorship
Which is doing better?
We need something more autocratic but not military
That can only work when we have one ethnic group and so the solution is to break up


Why was the north silent for 8 years of Buhari? Suddenly they know what good governance is

The same with the Ibose they would have absolutely no problem if Nigeria is as it is now with Obi in charge

So there is your solution split the country or go to a genuinely federal arrangement with decentralization

That's a very long response.
But at least, you ended up agreeing that there is a problem with the current electioneering system.

But the solution is not: “Let Tinubu do his 8 years and go”.

AFTER THE 8 YEARS OF TINUBU,, WHAT COMES NEXT.?
WE STAY FOREVER WITH OUR FAULTY ELECTIONS??

Give a workable solution.

We thought that the electronic transmission would at-least help.

But since you said it wouldn't help, then suggest something..,, rather than the full page of ranting.

Image123:
The cries of drowning man clutching at straws.

You're saying that a drowning man should just give up so easily and just drown without doing anything to save himself.??

So easy to say when someone else is involved.
If it reaches your turn, you will change mouth immediately.