Minister Of Information contradicts Yakubu, says INEC deliberately withheld uploading presidential election results

Minister Of Information contradicts Yakubu, says INEC deliberately withheld uploading presidential election results

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Information Minister Lai Mohammed has contradicted INEC chair Mahmood Yakubu’s claim that “technical hitches” prevented the electoral body from immediately uploading the February 25 presidential election results.

Mr. Mohammed said INEC deliberately withheld the uploading of the results because it sensed a cyberattack on its portal. PeoplesGazette reports.Information Guide Nigeria

“What happened on the 25th of February was that INEC observed that the results of the presidential elections were not being viewed. INEC, suspecting a cyberattack, withheld the uploading of the results to preserve the integrity of the data,” Mr. Mohammed briefed journalists in the U.S. on Monday.JAMB Result

“The problem is totally due to technical hitches related to scaling up the IReV from a platform for managing off-season, state elections to one for managing nationwide general elections. It is indeed not unusual for glitches to occur and be corrected in such situations,” said INEC in a statement released shortly after the polls.

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“Consequently, the Commission wishes to assure Nigerians that the challenges are not due to any intrusion or sabotage of our systems and that the IReV remains well-secured.”JAMB Portal

“We have observed that misleading narratives have been promoted by naysayers and opposition elements. They have been asking for the elections to be canceled,” stated the minister.NYSC Portal

The Nigerian information minister added, “In another breath, some were even calling for an interim government. These are generally inciting comments and very undemocratic.”

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