INEC Eliminates 2023 IREV Glitch Ahead of 2027 Elections

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Amupitan, confirmed that the glitch affecting the Integrated Results Viewing (IREV) system during the 2023 elections has been fully eliminated. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Abuja, he assured that there will be no repetition of such technical glitches in future elections.

Amupitan highlighted that concrete steps have been taken to ensure the seamless transmission of election results during the 2027 general elections. He noted that while delays were experienced in previous elections, there were no outright failures in result transmission.

Legal provisions allow for alternative collateral methods as safeguards. INEC plans to conduct a nationwide mock presidential exercise ahead of the 2027 elections to ensure that the result transmission infrastructure can handle the scale of a national election.

Additionally, Amupitan acknowledged the need for stress testing the bimodal voter accreditation system, which was tested during the off-cycle governorship elections in 2023.