Senate Panel Says INEC Is Free To Transmit Election Results Electronically

Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), Kabiru Gaya has given the electoral fee a nod to transmit the November 6 Anambra State governorship election outcome electronically.

 

Gaya stated this whereas addressing reporters after the Nationwide Meeting Joint Committee on Electoral Issues and INEC met with stakeholders on the governorship ballot in Anambra State.

When requested if the electoral physique may transmit outcomes of the election electronically, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) stated;

 

“It’s left for INEC to resolve whether or not it should switch the election ends in Anambra or not. They’ve accomplished that within the earlier elections in Edo and Ondo states.

“Even earlier than the INEC began transmitting elections outcomes from polling models, Nigerians have been monitoring outcomes of elections the moments they’re being introduced at polling stations. By 4 p.m, even earlier than the ultimate outcomes are introduced, many Nigerians would have seen them on the web. Nigerians are absolutely concerned in elections.”

 

Gaya additionally revealed that INEC assured the joint committee that it could go forward with the Anambra ballot and declare the winner, regardless of the prevailing safety state of affairs within the state.

 

He added;

 

“We count on the folks of the state to cooperate absolutely with the electoral physique by being law-abiding.

“The one option to obtain free, honest and credible election in Anambra is for everyone to eschew violence.”

 

INEC Nationwide Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on his personal half stated they’ve recovered from the assaults carried out by unknown individuals within the state weeks in the past.

 

He stated;

 

“Now we have recovered from the sequence of assaults on our services. I’m comfortable to say that we have now deployed all of the non-sensitive supplies to all of the native authorities areas. Now we have educated the requisite variety of advert hoc employees for the election and we have now additionally mobilised members of the Nationwide Union of Highway Transport Employees (NURTW) for environment friendly distribution of supplies on Election Day. So far as INEC is anxious, we’re good to go on November 6, 2021.”

 

On distribution of Everlasting Voter Playing cards (PVCs) in Anambra State, he added;

 

“Now we have a bit over 81,000 legitimate registrants. After the suspension of the CVR (Steady Voter Registration) in Anambra State, that features a little over 5,000 that utilized for alternative of playing cards and intra-state and inter-state transfers.

“As we converse, we’re batching the playing cards. They are going to depart very first thing tomorrow morning (at the moment) for Awka (the state capital) and all the brand new registrants will get their playing cards earlier than the elections.

“This time spherical with the assistance of expertise, we have been capable of harvest the phone numbers and e mail addresses of the registrants.

“So, we are going to contact each one in every of them and inform them the place to select their playing cards. However the playing cards shall be delivered to Awka tomorrow.”