Tinubu doubts electronic ballot counting Says it is Not reliable, Dependable
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Monday said technology to be be used for accreditation and the total votes count by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is not reliable, and dependable.
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Newsonline reports that Tinubu said the commission is yet to convince Nigerians over the Voters Accreditation System, BVAs.
The former Governor of Lagos State stated this on Monday while speaking at Chatham House.
He said: “We are still building confidence in our democratic and voting system.
“INEC is yet to assure us that during this election electronic transmission, the technology to be used for accreditation and the total votes count is reliable, dependable and assuring in our democratic process before we introduce a complicated element of ballot counting.”
Last month during the meeting with a pre-election delegation of the Commonwealth Election Observation Mission in Abuja, APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, also expressed his concerns.
“Our concern is how ready we are to deploy some of these technologies as regards transmission, because we’re taking a major step in transmitting election results in real time,” Adamu said.
We will not fail Nigerians – INEC
This online news platform recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission told the nation and the foreign community that it would not fail in the 2023 general elections.
INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Monday while speaking at a meeting with the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel, in Abuja.
He said, “With just 81 days until the 2023 general election, we have made tremendous progress in our preparations so far.
“We assure you that the commission will not fail the nation or the international community.”
