The Administrative Secretary of INEC in Anambra, Mr. Jude Okwuonu, has reassured Nigerians that the results of the 2023 general elections will be transmitted electronically to the commission’s web server.
Okwuonu made the remark at a one-day Voter Education and
Sensitisation Workshop for Media Personnel held on Thursday at the commission’s
headquarters, Awka.
He said that steps were being taken “for actual voting to
attain electronic status at an appropriate time”.
“With the passage of the 2022 Electoral Act (as amended) and
the new digital or electronic innovations by INEC, the body is good to go and
no excuses in the conduct of 2023 polls,” he said.
Okwuonu reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to give the
country free, fair, and credible elections.
He, therefore, allayed the fear of critics, assuring them
“that next year’s election results will be transmitted electronically”.
He further addressed the apprehension in some quarters that
hackers would have a field day into INEC’s systems, saying that Nigerians
should not worry.
“This time, INEC has put in place water-tight measures to
make its electronic devices for the general elections superb and impregnable
for hackers.
He said that the commission had put in place multiple plans
to foil any attempt by hackers.
“The Electoral Act 2022 and INEC innovations are reasons
people now have interest and confidence in the 2023 General Elections,” he
said.
Okwuoma, therefore, charged the media to rise to the
occasion to educate and sensitize the electorate and politicians to actively
participate in the entire electoral process.
Also, the Head of the Department of Information
Communication Technology and Voter Registration, Mr. Emeka Nnaji, further spoke
on the level of sophistication the commission had attained between 2020 and
2021 towards ensuring that its electronic devices were not hacked into.
“We are using a cloud system in our devices, which is the
most efficient and reliable saving system,” Nnaji said.
The Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. George
Edeani, underscored the need for a media partnership for INEC to succeed.
He appealed to the media to mobilise voters, monitor
violators of electoral laws and regulations and expose them for punitive
measures.
The Head of Legal Services, Mr. Sunny Nwaigboke, expressed
delight that the 2022 Electoral Act “has empowered the commission to conduct
the elections electronically”.
According to Nwaigboke, the law has laid a stronger
foundation to guarantee credible exercise in 2023.
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