By Matthew Tabe
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has opposed the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit results of the 2023 elections electronically, citing poor power supply in the country.
This was made known by the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, who disclosed that the erratic power supply situation in the country cannot guarantee effective transmission of election results in the 2023 general elections.
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Adamu gave the concern when the Commonwealth Delegation for the 2023 general election, paid a visit to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said “the power situation in Nigeria cannot guarantee the use of electricity to transmit election results; therefore the INEC should reconsider its decision.
“INEC must assure Nigerians that they are set with their technology in electronic transmission of election results”.
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Also corroborating, the National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Argungun, said that mobile networks in his state, Kebbi, cannot guarantee electronic voting.
The new 2022 Electoral Act made provisions for electronic transmission of results from the polling units.