The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that election result manipulation and ballot box snatching will no longer determine outcomes in future elections, declaring that stronger legal and technological systems are now in place ahead of the 2027 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN), made this known on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, who paid a courtesy visit to the commission’s headquarters.
The meeting focused largely on strengthening collaboration between both agencies, especially in the area of voter education and public awareness before the 2027 elections.
Amupitan said Nigeria’s electoral system has undergone major changes in recent years, noting that technology has significantly reduced the chances of electoral malpractice.
According to him, systems such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) have improved transparency and made it increasingly difficult
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