INEC REC: We’ll transmit Edo guber results to IReV — only poor network can affect upload

Anugbum Onuoha, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Edo, says the governorship election results will be transmitted electronically.

Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Saturday, Onuoha said only poor network could hinder the transmission of results to the viewing portal (IReV).

He said the commission has also implemented contingency plans, adding that the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) will verify voter identities to determine the precise number at each polling station.

“You know that we have 4,519 pulling units across the 18 local governments, and so far we have deployed 4,622 BVAS to the various local governments. And we also have backup of 660 BVAS,” he said.

“We have trained the operators for the BVAS. They are set. BVAS is to accredit the voters, to know the total number of voters that will vote at that level, that polling unit.

“After that, then the voters will now start voting. At the end of the day, they will count the results, and it will be uploaded to our IReV.

“That is the state we are now. Rest assured that we’ll conduct an election that we can call our own.

“I just want you to confirm. So are you saying that this election is going to be… the results will all be transmitted electronically? Is that what you’re saying? Yes. Thank you.

“Yes, unless there is no network in that place. We will transmit it.”

On Friday, Onuoha asked Nigerians to focus on his competency, character, and conscience and ignore his relationship with Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).

He said being a cousin to Wike does not preclude him from being appointed as an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Edo REC said politicians will make “wild allegations when they discover that you will not do their bidding”, adding that there were no complaints when he was posted to Edo state in 2023.