The Digest:
The Obidient Movement has raised concerns over an alleged malfunction of the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) during Saturday's FCT Area Council elections, claiming results uploaded from several polling units were not reflecting on the server. National Coordinator Dr. Yunusa Tanko, in a statement, said: "Information reaching us indicates that the IReV server is active but not displaying results that were reportedly uploaded successfully from various polling units." The movement urged supporters and Nigerians to remain vigilant, proceed peacefully to collation centres at the Area 10 INEC office and Karu, and ensure they have accurate results from their polling units for verification. IReV is designed to enhance transparency by allowing public viewing of polling unit results in real time. INEC had not officially responded to the concerns at press time.
Key Points:
- The IReV glitch raises transparency concerns in the first major test of the Electoral Act 2026.
- It undermines public confidence in the electoral process if results cannot be verified.
- Citizens lose the ability to independently verify outcomes, while INEC faces a credibility test.
- This signals potential challenges with the electronic transmission system.
- The timing, during collation, increases the stakes for result integrity.
Sources: The Punch, Obidient Movement
