The Supreme Court has ruled that the election of President Tinubu cannot be invalidated due to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) failure to electronically transmit election results.
In a recent decision on Thursday, Justice Iyang Okoro concurred with the Tribunal court’s finding that iREV does not serve as a collation center.
Justice Okoro emphasized that there exists a comprehensive system to guarantee the availability of result copies.
“The unavailability of the iREV cannot be a ground for the nullification of the election,” Justice Okoro said.
“The failure to transmit results to iREV did not affect the results of the election.
“The Electoral Act an election cannot be invalidated by provisions of this Act if it appears that the election was conducted substantially in line with the Act.”
The Presidential Election Petition Court had ruled that the non-transmission of results electronically is not a basis to challenge an election.
The PEPC in their September 6 judgement held that INEC is at discretion to choose the mode of collation and has the right to issue guidelines and manuals in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
