{"id":125597,"date":"2026-02-13T07:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125597"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:52:24","slug":"we-approved-real-time-result-uploads-not-e-votingsenate-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/we-approved-real-time-result-uploads-not-e-votingsenate-clarifies\/","title":{"rendered":"We Approved Real-Time Result Uploads, Not E-Voting,Senate Clarifies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Senate on Thursday dismissed claims that it had endorsed electronic voting, insisting that its decision only supports the real-time electronic upload of manually collated election results.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Lawmakers clarified that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) currently lacks the infrastructure to conduct e-voting and that such a system has not yet been adopted in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee reviewing the 2026 Electoral Bill, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, made the clarification during an interview on Arise News Channel, where he explained the distinction between real-time transmission of results and electronic voting.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Senate had set up the seven-member panel to harmonise recommendations from its Committee on Electoral Matters and resolve grey areas in the proposed electoral reforms.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Addressing public reactions to the Senate\u2019s decision, Adegbonmire said Nigeria remains far from transitioning to an e-voting system.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cPeople need to understand what real-time means. Real-time transmission can only happen if INEC adopts an e-voting system. For now, INEC does not have the capability for e-voting. Maybe in two or three years, we can adopt e-voting. But as of today, INEC has not put an e-voting system in place,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He blamed widespread confusion on media misinterpretation of the Electoral Bill provisions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis is the misconception that the media has brought into play. The provision says the presiding officer will first fill the result manually in Form EC8A. It is that form that will be transmitted to IReV. If we change \u2018transmit\u2019 to \u2018upload,\u2019 will it change anything? The answer is no,\u201d Adegbonmire explained.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The senator, who also chairs the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, stressed that INEC\u2019s Result Viewing Portal (IReV) is strictly for publishing results already declared at polling units.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIReV is not an e-voting platform. It is a platform meant to publicise election results already declared by presiding officers across the federation,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He added, \u201cThe Senate never said INEC should not use IReV for the 2027 elections. What IReV does is simply to display results.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Adegbonmire further noted that the National Assembly cannot alter how IReV functions through legislation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhether we call it upload, transfer or transmission, as long as IReV is used, it will operate the way it was designed. You must first manually complete Form EC8A before anything can be uploaded,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He emphasised that vote counting in Nigeria remains entirely manual.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt is not IReV or BVAS that count ballots. Votes are counted manually after polling ends,\u201d he explained.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Using Ondo State as an example, the lawmaker highlighted logistical realities that make uniform voting timelines impossible nationwide.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIn Akure, voting may start at 10:00 a.m., but in riverine areas like Arugbo Ijaw, voting may not begin until 4:00 p.m. Some places require eight hours of travel or boats to access,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He warned that rigid expectations around real-time uploads could fuel unnecessary disputes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIf someone sees a result uploaded at 7:00 p.m. when voting ended at 2:00 p.m., they may assume rigging occurred. But internet delays and logistics are real issues,\u201d Adegbonmire cautioned.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe truth is that you will not see how you voted on IReV because it is not an e-voting platform,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The senator urged the media and the public to report electoral reforms accurately to avoid tension and misinformation.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Senate on Thursday dismissed claims that it had endorsed electronic voting, insisting that its decision only supports the real-time electronic upload of manually collated election results.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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