Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner, made these statements on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.
Okoye emphasised that it would be unfair to judge the commission’s performance solely based on the challenge faced during the presidential election result upload. He encouraged Nigerians to take into account the broader context and the extensive measures put in place by the electoral body.
He further highlighted that political parties had the opportunity to monitor proceedings at polling units by nominating and accrediting over 170,000 polling agents. These agents provided primary evidence of the results, making it imperative for political parties not to solely rely on the result upload as the sole basis for their legal claims.
