Ajirioghene Imah
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is at liberty to define the mode of transmission it intends to use in elections.
“By the provision of Section 52 and Section 65 of the Electoral Act, INEC is at liberty to prescribe the manner in which result can be transmitted. INEC cannot be compelled to electronically transmit result,” the court held.
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has also dismissed the issue of non-transmission of result sheets to IReV. The court held that there is no law that says INEC must mandatorily transfer or transmit the results of the election from the polling units electronically. The law empowers INEC to decide the means of collation of the results of elections in Nigeria.