₦airaland Forum

Nigeria will waste N1 trillion on another rigged election in 2027... No guarantee of realtime electronic transmission of results.... Professor Amupitan has learnt very well from his mentor Mahmood Yakubu....

They have no shame.... One Nigeria is an illusory program designed to benefit a few people against the majority.... Until Nigerians decide to face the truth about Nigeria, nothing will change because these evil politicians won't leave power easily....

gidgiddy:
Its funny how characters like this that did not remember anything about terrorism in the last 5 days that over 300 people were slaughterd in Kwara, Benue and Katsina, suddenly terrorism as soon as he saw a thread with Nnamdi Kanu's name on it

Anything to protect their long failed 'one Nigeria'

To be taken seriously, Nigerians need to push for the impeachment, removal of Tinubu and his bad government that is responsible for this shame Nigerians are facing in the hands of US government.... You must respect yourself so others can respect you... America will milk this international humiliation of Nigeria for all it's worth since Nigerians don't want to fight for good governance....

DiamondSword799:
Recently, the US Congress held another hearing on Christian genocide in Nigeria. And the news was all over social media. Unfortunately, this is coming at a time we have a government of cowards who also lack legitimacy.

This so-called hearing by the US Congress is contrary the the globally accepted fact that there is no Christian genocide in Nigeria. And also, the Americans do not understand that we Nigerians don't appreciate another country discussing our matters in global view.

Whilst we appreciate the concern showed by the US govt,, we want to admonish them to operate with regard to Truth and facts, not lies and conjectures which suit their interests.

We are telling the US govt again, that there is no Christian genocide in Nigeria. And we do not appreciate the continued reference to Genocide by officials of the US govt. The insistence by the US and their paid media to push a false genocide narrative, would only derail US-NIGERIA relations.

Whilst we welcome the support of the US in our fight against banditry, terrorism, insurgency and criminality,, we completely reject any attempt to impute religion in such efforts. And we advise US govt officials to steer clear of this religious dance of shame. We would not accept it. And it would derail US-Ngr relations.

We also find the Americans too loud. And this doesn't sit well with us. Unlike the British, any little chance we give the Americans, they blow it in the media. For example, British army instructors have been in Nigeria for decades, yet, they haven't blown it in the media.. Once US troops are allowed in, they blow it in the media, which unsettles Africans in general.

Please, Nigeria is a big nation, and Africa's hegemon. We are not a small country. We are a proud people and a proud nation. All of Africa and Black race look up to Nigeria. We don't appreciate America using Nigeria to shine. We are bigger than that pls. And if the Americans don't stop it, we would distance ourselves from them. The continuous attempts by the US to use Nigeria to Shine is repulsive and offensive. And it must stop.

Again, there is no Christian genocide in Nigeria. There is banditry, terrorism, insurgency and criminality. And the world accepts this as fact. We welcome support from friends of Nigeria in dealing with those problem. As nobody in Tinubu's cowardly govt can defend Nigeria's dignity, we would do it ourselves for the motherland.

They will cry well when Nnamdi Kanu regains his freedom.... It won't be long

chiagozien:
Stop crying 😂😂😂



God bless Ipob.


God bless Mazi Nnamdi kanu

Don't mind esnbrutality, he/she is inconsequential... It is expected because the truth must be said about Nigeria.... What Nnamdi Kanu said years ago is happening now....

esnbrutality:
Omo..why crying? Is it because those you hate, mock, are still focused on leaving you alone to enjoy your 1 NIGERIA?

You can't eat your cake and have it.

Unity begging based on lies and criminality will NEVER thrive.

Cry more

I look forward to what the 12 Member senate electoral act amendment bill harmonisation committee will come with.... If final bill does not include "mandatory real-time electronic transmission" then Nigerians hoping to remove Tinubu in 2027 through voting are wasting their time....

What do you have to say about this news "US deploys 200 troops to Nigeria" I warned Nigerians but they won't listen....

https://www.nairaland.com/8616102/us-deploys-200-troops-nigeria

BigYash:
Like I said earlier,if the government of the day was doing the right thing,we won't be having this discussion.

The misconception over the issue is not by accident, it is glaringly been peddled by the usual suspects who are bent on derailing the movement... It is common sense that real-time electronic transmission of final election results after manual voting is done in a Polling Unit is achievable under current circumstances and limitations of Nigeria's infrastructure as against electronic voting.....

Odingo1:
Nigerians are calling for electronic transmission of results after manual voting not electronic voting. That will prevent rewriting of paper result as seen in previous elections. We all know this and some people keep on supporting evil, that is why black countries are not progressing because they are corrupt.

The Op can't say he/she does not know how rigging is done in Nigeria during elections and why mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results is needed.... INEC has demonstrated that it can sabotage the process if given the power to choose not to use electronic transmission. It is imperative that for real-time electronic transmission to be successful it must be legally binding on INEC... It needs to be mandated by law so as to ensure compliance....

Validated:
All we need is electronic transmission of BVAS results that the voters witnessed to the IREV portal. That way, all the Ward, LGA, and usual manipulation can no longer be possible. Anyone Against this is enemy of Nigeria 🇳🇬.

Mandatory real-time transmission of results will cut off key aspects of the manual processes you've highlighted. Especially the after voting processes which is where majority of rigging activities occur..... Nigeria may not be able to achieve 100% real time electronic transmission coverage due to infrastructural limitations but a 70% coverage especially in urban highly populated areas will go a long way towards ensuring a free and fair election. I've refrained from commenting on threads about this issue because I believe Nigerians won't get a fair election under Tinubu's APC government...

blamingthedevil:
Electronic transmission of election results remains largely theoretical in most electoral systems worldwide. In the Nigerian context, approximately 95% of activities conducted before, during, and after elections are manual in nature. Voter accreditation via the BVAS is manually executed; voting itself is manual; vote counting is manual; and the completion of result sheets at the polling unit is likewise manual. Even the scanning or photographing of results for upload constitutes a manual process. Furthermore, the collation of these transmitted scanned results at the ward, local government, state, and national levels continues to rely predominantly on manual procedures.

These realities underscore not only the structural limitations of the process but also the persistent challenge posed by a general deficit in emotional intelligence within the public discourse surrounding elections in Nigeria

Blamingthedevil

Tinubu and Akpabio have set aside over N1 trillion (They will probably embezzle) as INEC’s budget for the 2027 election yet real-time electronic transmission of results is not feasible.... Details below....

President Ahmed Tinubu has proposed a massive allocation of ₦1.01 trillion to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, as preparations intensify for the 2027 general elections.

Details from the budget document submitted to the National Assembly show that INEC is earmarked ₦1,013,778,401,602, one of the highest allocations in the commission’s history, underscoring the scale and complexity of the forthcoming polls....

The 2026 budget proposal, valued at ₦58.18 trillion, is tagged “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity”. It projects total revenue of ₦34.33 trillion and total expenditure of ₦58.18 trillion, including ₦15.52 trillion for debt servicing.

Analysts note that the hefty allocation to INEC reflects rising operational costs associated with elections, including procurement of technology, voter education, logistics, and nationwide deployment of personnel.

The Electoral Act 2022 mandates early release of election funds. Specifically, Section 3(3) provides that funds for general elections must be released to the commission not later than one year before the polls.

Analysts note that the hefty allocation to INEC reflects rising operational costs associated with elections, including procurement of technology, voter education, logistics, and nationwide deployment of personnel.

The Electoral Act 2022 mandates early release of election funds. Specifically, Section 3(3) provides that funds for general elections must be released to the commission not later than one year before the polls.

For the 2023 general elections, INEC spent ₦313.4 billion, although the commission disclosed that only ₦313.4 billion out of the ₦355 billion approved was released as of September 2023.

Historical data shows that Nigeria spent about ₦108.8 billion on the 2015 general elections, while the 2019 elections were conducted with ₦143 billion approved by the National Assembly.

Meanwhile, election experts project that the 2027 polls will be the most expensive in Nigeria’s history. Professor Bolade Eyinla, immediate past Chief Technical Adviser to the INEC Chairman, has estimated that the commission may require about ₦870 billion (approximately $600 million) to successfully conduct the elections.

Speaking at a Yiaga Africa retreat on election scenarios and manipulation risks in Abuja, Eyinla said Nigeria’s elections are among the largest peacetime civil operations globally, given the country’s vast population, terrain, and logistical demands.

He noted that Nigeria currently has over 93 million registered voters, 176,846 polling units, and 1,558 electoral constituencies, all of which significantly drive up costs.

According to him, previous election costs were ₦109 billion in 2015, ₦189 billion in 2019, and ₦355 billion in 2023. After adjusting for inflation, currency fluctuations, and operational expansion, he described the ₦870 billion projection for 2027 as realistic.

Eyinla also explained that on a per-voter basis, Nigeria’s election cost remains within international standards for transitional democracies, estimating about $6.72 per voter.

Comparative data shows that elections in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and India cost significantly more per voter in recent cycles.

According to him, previous election costs were ₦109 billion in 2015, ₦189 billion in 2019, and ₦355 billion in 2023. After adjusting for inflation, currency fluctuations, and operational expansion, he described the ₦870 billion projection for 2027 as realistic.

Eyinla also explained that on a per-voter basis, Nigeria’s election cost remains within international standards for transitional democracies, estimating about $6.72 per voter.

Comparative data shows that elections in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and India cost significantly more per voter in recent cycles.

https://nigerianobservernews.com/2026/01/2027-polls-tinubu-proposes-over-₦1-trillion-for-inec-in-2026-budget/

Nigerians need to wake up and stop deceiving themselves.... Tinubu, Akpabio and Co can not and will not support a free and fair election in 2027, doing so to them is political suicide.....

Akpabio and his men think they are smart so they went in to a brainstorming session and came up with the following below as the newly modified section 60 (3) of the Electoral Amendment Bill....

The Presiding Officer shall electronically transmit the results from each polling unit to the IReV portal and such transmission shall be done after the prescribed Form EC8A have been signed and stamped by the Presiding Officer and/or counter-signed by the candidates or Polling Agents where available at the Polling Units, provided that if electronic transmission of results fails as a result of communication (or network) failure and it becomes otherwise difficult to transmit the results electronically on Form EC8A signed by the Presiding Officer and/or counter-signed by the Candidates or Polling Agents where available at the Polling Units, the Form EC8A shall in such a case be the Primary source of collation and declaration of results.

Dissecting section 60(3), it is glaring that nothing concrete has changed, the real game changer against systemic election rigging which is "Real-time Electronic Transmission" was conspicuously removed. Also allowing Form EC8A to still be backup option means that INEC just like 2023 can decide to shut down the electronic transmission system and portal without any legal consequences.

I believe that what will make a big difference is for real-time mandatory electronic transmission of results to be the only option and source for collation. If network failure occurs in a polling unit then uploading can be temporarily suspended until network is restored even if it takes days to restore. Allowing Form EC8A to still be admitted as a primary source of collation is an indicator that electronic transmission will never work as it will be sabotaged. Mahmood Yakubu promised heaven and earth before 2023 presidential election over electronic transmission of results but betrayed Nigerians on election day. The only way to guard against a reoccurrance of what happened in 2023 will be to make "Real time electronic transmission" not optional but mandatory as the only primary source of collation.

I've no hope that this rubber stamp 10th assembly under the leadership of Akpabio will do what Nigerians want unless they are forced to resign. Nigerians should be protesting to recall these compromised lawmakers as many of them are products of electoral fraud. Protesting to force them to allow real time electronic transmission of result will not change any thing because they won't do it. As long as Tinubu has total control of NASS, judiciary, police, military and INEC, Nigerians can not remove this evil APC government through any election. I will once again recommend that the way forward is for Nigerians unite and push for a nationwide revolutionary movement towards political/economic decentralisation of power (total devolution) or outright division of the country.... This is the surest way to flush out these evil leaders and chart a new path that will benefit everyone....

Yes it will eventually get worse if America is allowed to establish a military base in Nigeria... This Drone base they are asking for will be used by them to ferment proxy wars in their ever evolving chess international power game between them, Russia and China leaving Nigeria in ruins when they are done.... US military intervention so far never benefits the host country in a long run.... Again, I ask you to look at history, has Afghanistan, Iraq and Libia's economies recovered from America's military conquest? Is there peace in these countries?

BigYash:
Is it worse than the atrocities of the terrorists and Apc government?

I warned Nigerians severally over US Christian Genocide propaganda.... The end game is never in their interest.... US may eventually establish a military base if Nigerians choose to do nothing to remove Tinubu's bad government... Nigeria will be used as a base by US to start proxy wars in Africa.... Look at Libia, Afghanistan and Iraq....

Here is link to my previous post below...

https://www.nairaland.com/8612297/christian-genocide-us-soldiers-nigeria

Don't be surprised, US true agenda over "Christian Genocide" propaganda is slowly coming out.... Here is break news.... "US seek permission to establish a drone base in Nigeria." Open the link below to read it....

https://www.nairaland.com/8615300/usa-seeks-permission-establish-drone

BigYash:
Hold Apc responsible.. If the government of the day was serious about fighting terrorism,the US will not come. Sponsors of terrorism were identified,but Tinubu acted "E no concern me,na my second term concern me"

This is the result..


You are talking about exploitations.. What of the resources some group of people have been explotiong up north. Fueling terrorism,so that citizens won't notice what's going on?

Let the US come in plz..

Make terrorists use mistake kpai one of them,and wait for the full hammering from the American Army.

Are you happy with the way Tinubu and his bad government is destroying lives within Nigeria?

HacheNoire:
With or without electronic transmission, His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) will still win by a landslide.

There is no opposition and it will still be a straight win. The likes of Atiku and Peter just trying to make an excuse for their loss in advance.

I've no hope that this protest about electronic transmission of result will change any thing as long as Tinubu has total control of NASS. Nigerians can not remove this evil government through election... There is need for a nationwide revolutionary movement towards political/economic decentralisation of power or outright division of the country.... This is the only way to flush out these corrupt bad men in power....

Racoon:
Godswill Akpabio have committed a lot of legislative criminality against the Nigerian state. He will forever go down in infamy and his waterloo will be epic.

If you watched the video you should've seen the part where Kanu explicitly said that he has not formed any ESN army as what he formed was a local vigilante group solely focused on driving away Fulani terrorists from South East region. If you still want to stand by your earlier conviction that Kanu killed his people, please share your evidence here.....

sreamsense:
So, to make Nigeria better is to kill your people, right? Has Nigeria been better now after ipob/esn killed so many Igbos and cannibalized some? Is that the route to make Nigeria better or to get Biafra? Mere talks without positive direction. No ipob has ever sponsored any scholarship of ndi igbo, they never supported small businesses except destroying them for violating sit at homes. Killing rich and poor remain the only things they know how to do best

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVy2dnBbzs4

Opposition protest to shut down National Assembly over real-time mandatory electronic transmission of election results....

Nnamdi Kanu was right about what he said years ago... only a revolution can save Nigerians....

chiagozien:
God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

Prophetic broadcast Nnamdi Kanu made years ago....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7n5r4Qrd2w

Why Nigeria Can Never Be Better - Nnamdi Kanu

Akpabio and other legislooters will not allow a mandatory electronic transmission of results because it goes against a key element of APC rigging system.... Akpabio became a senate president through electoral fraud so how can he or members of his senate support electoral transparency? Nigerians can not remove these men through elections, only a national revolutionary movement to force decentralisation of power or breakup of the country can uproot these bad politicians feeding fat over their docility....

SmartPolician:
Nobody says he cannot win. All we are saying is don't take Nigeria back to Egypt. Electoral laws are supposed to get better every 4 years

I was not surprised by the news regarding what Akpabio and his associates in the national assemby did by rejecting mandatory transmission of results in the 2026 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, retaining INEC’s discretion to transfer election results (Mahmood Yakubu's rigging style). There is nothing that should surprise anyone because Tinubu owns NASS. He can not win in a free and fair election, this is why he hijacked the national assemby, state governors, the judiciary and other sensitive institutions. 2027 presidential election is gone.... Nigerians have no other choice but to either start now to protest, storming the national assembly to try their luck by pressuring Akpabio and his men to insert "Mandatory Electronic Results Transmission In Real-Time" or do nothing.....

I've on several occasions recommended that all well-meaning Nigerians who want a country should forget about participating in any election but unite to push for total decentralization (Restructuring) of political/economic powers or division of the country because nothing will change positively without a foundational reset of Nigeria.

Tinubu has already won 2027 presidential election, anyone still thinking otherwise deserves a hard knock on the head. For those who are hoping Peter Obi the paper tiger and Atiku to do something physically like leading a protest over this electronic transmission issue, you are wasting your time because Obi and Atiku are only interested in trending on social media and publishing opinion articles that feature in the front page of popular newspapers, they offer no strong opposition against Tinubu's 2027 political ambition.

No politician or foreign powers can save Nigerians except the people rise up to take charge of their future by not participating in these rigged elections, instead break the vicious cycle, their political mouse wheel by forcing a national reset through decentralisation or outright division of the country.

There is no other way out for Nigerians....

US military invasion will never benefit you, I will repeat again, the US will not waste American taxpayers money and military resources in Nigeria without an ulterior motive to advance a political agenda.... What Nigerians ought to do now is demand for restructuring or division of the country because the Muslims that are the majority in the North including their politicians pretending to be ignorant all want sharia.... It is glaring that if the religious war that US wants so badly to happen in Nigeria breaks out, you will be one of the first to call for US military to leave....

BigYash:
Hold Apc responsible.. If the government of the day was serious about fighting terrorism,the US will not come. Sponsors of terrorism were identified,but Tinubu acted "E no concern me,na my second term concern me"

This is the result..


You are talking about exploitations.. What of the resources some group of people have been explotiong up north. Fueling terrorism,so that citizens won't notice what's going on?

Let the US come in plz..

Make terrorists use mistake kpai one of them,and wait for the full hammering from the American Army.

I do not support any politicians or party as I've always maintained that Nigeria can not work in it's current form over a foundational problem that can only be solved through decentralisation or division of country. If majority of Nigerians were serious about their future, Tinubu should've been impeached and removed from office over the monumental failure of his government.... The fact that a foreign power like US military is actively operating within Nigeria is a direct indictment on Tinubu.... This is enough reason to impeach him.....

oz4real83:
this was how you and your likes destroyed this country, you view everything with tribal and religious pettiness and shortsightedness. For your information, I have never supported Peter obi because I know he is just hypocritic and taking advantage of Nigerians, I never supported BAT because we all know his criminal anticedents, same with Atiku. The late PMB was a religioust, hypocritical and corrupt terror......ist. I am a supporter of new breeds of politicians and a new Nigeria, not the criminal old breed that you love and support.

You and many others commenting here are too naive or hopelessly tribalistic to think that America will waste their military resources on you for no reason. I am certain that if Tinubu was not the president and someone like Peter Obi an igbo man was the president, many of you shamefully glamoring to be invaded by USA would've been calling for his head, you would have protested to remove the government. It is a shame that other African countries especially francophone countries are rejecting western slavery/imperialism, battling to reclaim their land while many Nigerians like you are foolish not to see the long term implications of welcoming it into your country. Since you and many other Nigerians don't want to rise up as a people to your responsibility of removing a bad government because of tribalism, Tinubu will end up destroying what is left of Nigeria.... You will regret not doing any thing to stop US military invasion of your country by the time Tinubu's government is done with you.....

oz4real83:
American and Israeli troops are welcome in Nigeria, GEJ brought South African mercenaries to help when he was president, as long as these terrorists, their sponsors and sympathisers are flushed out, no problem.

Kanu's IPOB faction has on several occasions made it clear that they are not behind the killings in the South East. Also, there are reports that the Nigerian government had a hand in sponsoring some the killings in order to build a case to jail Nnamdi Kanu. If the majority in the South Eastern region choose to protest the injustice being done to Nnamdi Kanu by seating at home every Monday, why should that bother you as it is well within their right to protest against his imprisonment...

jom28gy:
my brother you really don't understand how government works! How do you expect government officials to come and say they are supporting Kanu to divide Nigeria, that is how government sees it from any government officials, doing what you expected of them,it is to think the least expecting them to do that, and some other flat minded individuals claiming to fight for Biafra think's, for south east serving in government of different strata to resign, so that they will know that they supporting Biafra,mumu thinking,my take is , they should stop disturbing the south east, and go to where is happening to do so! You don't say you want Biafra and begin to kill your people, kidnap and kill and rape,is that what it means by supporting Biafra? Think well brother;

I had proffered a solution in my post regarding this question.... Nigerians ought to have pushed to decentralise power or divide the country to allow Muslim fulani majority in the Northern region to practice their Sharia laws and form their Islamic nation....

Dbegining:
You didn't answer the question that person asked.

it is occupation by the Fulani caliphate from gambia that comes as a free gift?

Here are videos of your saviour Trump saying that US should've taken Iraq's oil in clear disregard of international law... You are dilusional to think that Trump cares about you or Nigeria to waste American tax payers money and military resources on you for free....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iog4KMza6I


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7oT_wL1C84

keymatt:
Only TERRORISTS and their sympathizers are angry at Donald Trump for sending troops to Nigeria.

US military occupation never ends well for the host country.... What you call a free military assistance is never free but an investment that will not benefit Nigeria in the long run....

Ofodirinwa:
it is occupation by the Fulani caliphate from gambia that comes as a free gift?