INEC chairman admits transmission glitches in 2023 presidential polls

<p>Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, ( INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has admitted that the Commission experienced glitches in transmitting results through the IReV during the presidential elections.</p>, <p>He acknowledged this while giving a critique of technological innovations deployed during the elections on Monday, at a session with Civil Society Organisations, ( CSOs) on the review of 2023 General Elections.</p>, <p>Professor Yakubu in his clarification also declared that “there was no direct funding or cash support from international development partners.”</p>, <p>He maintained that the development partners “support was totally indirect through civil society organisations and implementing partners working on elections.”</p>, <p>Thanking the civil society organisations and development partners for their enormous support to the Commission during the 2023 General Elections, the INEC Chairman recalled that while 228 groups (190 domestic and 38 foreign) were accredited as observers for the last general elections, only 67 have so far submitted their observation reports to the Commission.</p>, <p>He said:” On this note, it is appropriate for the Commission to express its appreciation to civil society organisations and development partners for their enormous support to the Commission during the 2023 General Election. This came in the form of technical advice, civic and voter education, organisation of meetings and capacity-building workshops, as well as the publication of documents.</p>, <p>“However, it is necessary to seize this opportunity to correct the impression in some sections of the public that the Commission received huge sums of money from development partners for the election. On the contrary, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Commission did not receive any direct funding or cash support from international development partners. Rather, their support was totally indirect through civil society organisations and implementing partners working on elections. Indeed, it has been a