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[quote author=givedemwotowoto post=138373511]Reacting to Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s comments that the Senate did not reject electronic transmission of results, human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong — made the following post on X:

Akpabio thinks he is talking to illiterates. The issue is making e-transmission compulsory. What is in the 2022 Act has been rendered useless by INEC, the Courts upheld INEC’s action. If e-transmission is not compulsory, we’re wasting our time.pic.twitter.com/ZZPgLoiDMq

— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) February 4, 2026

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carzeem1:
Without E-transmission at the polling booth mandated by law
Elections in 2027 is a total waste of Nigerians resources. Akpabio can pass law to make Tinubu a life president.

Results not uploaded in real time for the world to view only means anyone can sit somewhere and write results and tell you to go to court and still present the same forged result as evidence.

No checks, no accountability. Just same old ways of rigging elections.
However with realtime upload at the polling station backed by law, any results not signed by a Presiding Officer, and uploaded will be adjudged as void and a cancelled election in a court of law.

It allows for more transparency and accountability
with more scrutiny of election at the polling unit rather than at collation centres where alot of underhand practices would have happened.

It must be backed by law not just a mere exercise inec can decide to undertake as they please.

The opposition should get ready to enter street o. I want to defend my right. The way they manufacture results is alarming. I dont know why oppositions cant lead protest. This is a good ground for it.

Compulsory Electronic transmission cannot work yet because we have too many communities that do not have the facilities (electricity and internet connectivity especially).

The focus should be how to ensure it is used in as many polling centers as possible

They can NEVER make it E- transmission because of rigging. Machineries are set already.




Nigeria/Nigerians still have a long way to go.

I live in a community that is remote so much that technology has remain a setback..our votes won't count if e- transmission of voted is compulsory.

egeoffery:
I live in a community that is remote so much that technology has remain a setback..our votes won't count if e- transmission of voted is compulsory.

So which magic internet did you use to make this your voice heard? 🤡

Those card readers will use the same network you're using to post

They have rigged the upcoming elections already,if E.. Transmission is not made compulsory and strictly adhered to..

You said you have don so well in your four years,why are you scared to allow e Transmission of results from pooling units?

Racoon:
Hehehe! With the alleged falsification again of the Senate resolution on this issue, Nigeria is still on a long thing. Until there is push and legislation on;
-Use of card reader.
-No use of incidence form/manual accreditation.
-Timely electronic transmission of results from the polling centers.
-Quick modalities for post-election litigations before swearing in, there is no going to be any iota of sanity in our electoral processes.

Even with INEC's oversize budge of N1.01trillion, we're still not using card reader.

Technology does not fail, it is the corrupt people like u and them are the ones manipulates it to suit your desires. The 2023 election is a case study where the results of House of rep and Senate went through but only that of the Presidential results was manipulated, and they tagged it to be as a result of glitch. Useless country

Dijita:
If you make transmission e-compultsory, what happen if technology failed or sabotage?

Only if you can dictate where I am at the moment.

givedemwotowoto:
So which magic internet did you use to make this your voice heard? 🤡

Those card readers will use the same network you're using to post

God bless Barrister Effiong. If they allow this to stand, then the election is already rigged for the sick bulaba

Irony1:
Who are those that rigged the most. The said the region had a higher cases of rigging they didn't state the party. So i really don't get the jargons you are saying.

What party do you think rigged the most? The one with 90 percent votes or the others that shared 10 percent votes?

What happens to remote areas with zero transmission even banks experience regular downtime we are not there yet.

givedemwotowoto:
These people are taking Nigerians for a ride. He lies with a straight face about official resolutions, then releases a falsified copy of the resolution to backup his lies.

gabbytabby:
What happens to remote areas with zero transmission even banks experience regular downtime we are not there yet.

Identify those specific areas let’s go and test MTN and all the networks there including StarLink. If every test fails, then the bill will specifically name those centers and exclude them. Stop deceiving yourself

carzeem1:
Without E-transmission at the polling booth mandated by law
Elections in 2027 is a total waste of Nigerians resources. Akpabio can pass law to make Tinubu a life president.

Results not uploaded in real time for the world to view only means anyone can sit somewhere and write results and tell you to go to court and still present the same forged result as evidence.

No checks, no accountability. Just same old ways of rigging elections.
However with realtime upload at the polling station backed by law, any results not signed by a Presiding Officer, and uploaded will be adjudged as void and a cancelled election in a court of law.

It allows for more transparency and accountability
with more scrutiny of election at the polling unit rather than at collation centres where alot of underhand practices would have happened.

It must be backed by law not just a mere exercise inec can decide to undertake as they please.

..APC knows that if they make transmission of election results mandatory .. they will lose the election ..they just like this manual voting and counting of results manually where they can manipulate election results to their favour

What would happen in a remote area where Internet are poor if the transmission is mandatory?

Dijita:
If you make transmission e-compultsory, what happen if technology failed or sabotage?

they’re mostly anarchist; they don’t have answers to problems of national cohesion implications. Even US, UK who’s doing electronic transmission? Or you think they’re stupid ?

Iamajike:
What would happen in a remote area where Internet are poor if the transmission is mandatory?

What are those remote areas, the presiding officers who manned those areas in the last election should tell us so that we can go there and test MTN, all networks and StarLink. If no network is available then the electoral ammendment names that specific polling unit and excludes it from electronic transmission. We can require a video recording of the election there.

Don’t those places have Senators and rep members? They have constituency development budget. They should name the specific polling units.

givedemwotowoto:
What are those remote areas, the presiding officers who manned those areas in the last election should tell us so that we can go there and test MTN, all networks and StarLink. If no network is available then the electoral ammendment names that specific polling unit and excludes it from electronic transmission. We can require a video recording of the election there.

Don’t those places have Senators and rep members? They have constituency development budget. They should name the specific polling units.

I just wanted to ask because I am very sure that there are some places who can still access good Internet in this country and what would be Inec punishment if they failed to transmit as required by the law.

Curiosity make me ask

Iamajike:
I just wanted to ask because I am very sure that there are some places who can still access good Internet in this country and what would be Inec punishment if they failed to transmit as required by the law.

Curiosity make me ask

Very simple issue for a nairalander to solve, talk less senators and house members who are earning multimillions with full staff paid for by taxpayers.

If electronic transmission fails, the system reverts to manual review.

First, when the transmission fails, it records the failed transmission and holds the copy of the data and timestamp on the device. This will be used for manual audit purposes.

Secondly, the same data that failed to transmit should match the data already stored on the device, still waiting for transmission when network is available.

Third, the data on the device should match the physically copy signed by the party agents

They are already putting their rigging machines into plan...Awon werey!

Nigerians MUST reject this nonsense.

Tooreda:
Nigerians are really the most docile people on earth.

I am telling you...

Completely wasting our time as the biased judiciary will just latch onto it and deliver rubbish judgments.

lionshare:
they’re mostly anarchist; they don’t have answers to problems of national cohesion implications. Even US, UK who’s doing electronic transmission? Or you think they’re stupid ?

There is no law that mandate e- transmission of election results in the US. In fact election is decentralized in US. It is run by individual states and counties, not the federal government. Each state sets its own rules for how results are collected, reported, and certified.
FYI, I am not against E-transmission making it compulsory is my issue.

Try to reflect on my question. What happen when technology failed or the system sabotage?

Dijita:
If you make transmission e-compultsory, what happen if technology failed or sabotage?

Election is declared inconclusive

Awon agba hacker

GanagiBitrus:
LIKE= E-Transmission should be compulsory.

SHARE = E-Transmission should not be compulsory.

This is not a matter of likes N shares,even if they make E-transmission compulsory,the govt of the day will find another dark ways around it.

INEC is not an independent body at all…appointed by a sitting president?abi no be them go call results?

Benoxvals:
This is not a matter of likes N shares,even if they make E-transmission compulsory,the govt of the day will find another dark ways around it.

INEC is not an independent body at all…appointed by a sitting president?abi no be them go call results?

What is the Right Thing to do?

Knowing what is the Right Thing & doing that Right Thing is the only sure path to making meaningful progress.

alanto:
What party do you think rigged the most? The one with 90 percent votes or the others that shared 10 percent votes?

Where is the evidence of the one with 90% rigging? You only rig when you are unpopular it is stupidity to rig in a place where you don't even need to rig to amass block votes. The 10% people clearly are the ones that rigged apparently to get 25% votes per state in that region, and to reduce the numbers of the leading canfidate there. It is common sense.

If Mr. Effiong doesn't understand what state capture is all about, then he should get another job, certainly not that of a learned fellow.

When the Executive backed by the citizens argued that it was alright for them to nominate the leadership of the Legislature, that is a President nominating a fellow President or should I say the Chairman of Club Owners nominating the Head of the Referees Association...

Then the game is effectively over.
It is just a pity that I'm this country we love to see things practically happen to us before we believe in their possibility.

And when we see folks in better run societies fight tooth and nail to protect their liberties and keep leadership under check, we think they overdo.

I repeat again. This man will get himself back into office and there is nothing any citizen of this country can do about that. And then we will practically see to our detriment what autocracy is all about.

They have been testing the waters with this tax matter, dropping hints about the extent to which they are prepared to go to force you to part with your resources. Post 2027 you will see just how desperate they are. Strap in.

PlasmaTV:
Ha
This your faith is admirable but it might not stand ooo tinubu is willing to do anything to stay in power.

Bookmark my post. What's coming would sweep him away—ANYHOW to ANYWHERE!

Dijita:
If you make transmission e-compultsory, what happen if technology failed or sabotage?

The opay and moniepoint technology by private firms is more complex than E-Transmission.