Non-transmission on IReV didn’t affect outcome of poll, Supreme Court rules

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The Supreme Court held that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s inability to send election results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal did not alter the outcome of the presidential election.

Reading the lead judgment, Okoro said, “When IReV fails, it does not stop the collation of the results. It deprives people of viewing results. The nonfunction will affect the trust of the electorates in the election.

“Unavailability of IReV cannot be a ground for the election to be nullified.

“The failure did not affect the outcome of the election. The issue is resolved against the appellants. “