The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has admitted regrets at the challenges in uploading the results of presidential and National Assembly election on its Results Viewing Portal (IReV).
The Commission noted that unlike the situation in off-season elections where the portal was effectively used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady in last weekend’s election.
National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made these claims in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
According to him, it is not unusual for glitches to occur and be corrected in such situations.
The commission further blamed the situation on technical hitches related to scaling up the IReV from a platform for managing off-season, state elections, to one for managing nationwide general elections.
“The commission is aware of challenges with the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV). Unlike in off-season elections where the portal was used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady. The commission regrets this setback, especially because of the importance of IReV in our results management process.
“The problem is totally due to technical hitches related to scaling up the IReV from a platform for managing off-season, State elections, to one for managing nationwide general elections. It is indeed not unusual for glitches to occur and be corrected in such situations,” the statement read.
