A pressure group known as Concerned Nigerians has called the attention of Nigerians and the International Community to fresh attempts by some individuals at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically rig the 2019 general elections.
The group in a statement signed by Deji Adeyanju said that they had been reliably informed by sources within INEC that the E-Collation portal of the Commission had been tampered with as it no longer showed location, time and date of collation of results.
While stating that the E-Collation process remained the most potent way to end rigging of election results in the country, the group however, said that the validity of results of the 2019 elections would be tied to the credibility of the E-Collation portal especially the imputing of results real-time from polling Units across the country.
It therefore opined that if the E-Collation would not reflect time, date and location where results were entered from; it meant that the outcome of the elections would not be credible adding that the implication of this is that, anyone can enter results from any location, at any time and on any date.
It said,” You will agree with me that all Nigerians want a free, fair, and violent free 2019 election, devoid of manipulation, vote buying and rigging. However, we wish to bring to the notice of Nigerians and the international community of a deliberate plot to electronically manipulate the outcome of the 2019 elections by some agents of the APC led Government as exemplified in the recently concluded Osun elections. We are worried that the INEC Chairman will agree to meet with the Chief of Staff to the president, one of those working tirelessly to rig the 2019 elections.
“Another issue of concern is the unrestricted access to the E-Collation portal given to the 12 National Commissioners. We know for a fact that the correct system at INEC is that the commission shared the E-Collation portal 3 states per commissioner. This was how Amina Zakari was able to view election result collation in real-time and divulged same to her accomplices in APC to help ensure that the Osun State Guber election was inconclusive.
“We are worried that if unlimited access is given to the 12 National Commissioners at INEC to view E-Collation of results as currently obtained, they will compromise the 2019 elections since many of them are APC sympathizers. We want a process were only the National Chairman will be able to view the E-Collation of results on the INEC portal on Election Day to prevent manipulation of the 2019 elections.
“It is noteworthy that INEC has indirectly acknowledged that Amina Zakari has been one of the stumbling blocks of the wheels of progress of the commission as evident in her redeployment to its department on Health and Welfare but she still has unlimited access to E-Collation portal of 3 states in the country and can cause maximum damage to our electoral system in the country. We call on INEC to review the existing structure of its election management team by redeploying Mr. A.T Yusuf, the current Director of Operation who continues to work with Amina Zakari on strategies to manipulate the election outcome in 2019. Both individuals are working closely with the Chief of Staff to the President and other members of President Buhari’s cabinet members”.
Concerned Nigerians therefore called on INEC to restore the former E-Collation system and ensure all electronically collated results on their portal reflect time of input of result, location and date while equally calling on the Nigerian people to be vigilant in the days, weeks and months ahead.
Send your news, press releases/articles to info@primetimereporters.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @ptreporters and on Facebook on facebook.com/primetimereporters or call the editor on 07030661526, 08053908817.
