Laolu Akande, a Nigerian journalist and media aide to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed criticism of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which affirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 election.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

In the ruling led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, the tribunal stated that INEC is mandated to utilize the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) as the sole technological requirement for elections….CONTINUE READING

Furthermore, the tribunal affirmed INEC’s authority to decide the mode of results transmission, whether manually or electronically.

During an appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ program on Friday, Akande asserted that INEC’s failure to electronically transmit the results of the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections has eroded the trust of the Nigerian populace.

According to Akande, INEC did not fulfill its commitment to upload polling unit results on its Result Viewing Portal, despite the assurance given to Nigerians both within the country and abroad.

He remarked, “It is crucial to acknowledge a fundamental issue that we cannot ignore. INEC emerged from this election with a tarnished reputation.

There is no denying that fact. INEC itself established a standard. INEC defined the guidelines. INEC pledged to the Nigerian people that this is how we will announce the results of this election.

“In fact, the Chairman of INEC went overseas and stated, ‘Our plan is that these results, as soon as we receive them, will be posted in real-time on IReV.'”