The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has confirmed that the glitch that affected the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) during the 2023 elections has been fully eliminated.
Speaking on Sunday at the Citizens’ Townhall on the Electoral Act 2026 in Abuja, Professor Amupitan assured that there will be no repetition of such technical glitches in future elections.
He added that INEC has taken concrete steps to ensure that there is no disruption in the electronic transmission of results during the 2027 general elections.
Amupitan said the commission’s improved preparations and testing would ensure seamless transmission.
“The glitch is eliminated; by God’s grace, it will not surface in Nigeria,” he said.
The INEC Chairman noted that apart from delays experienced during some previous elections, the commission did not record outright transmission failure in other polls.
He explained that the legal provisions allowing alternative collation methods are merely safeguards and not an indication that the commission expects electronic transmission to fail.
“It is just a proviso, a safety. If it fails, results must still be transmitted. But our determination is that it will not fail,” the INEC boss said.
