The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked a claim on social media that the commission has withdrawn passwords for uploading of results on the IReV portal have been withdrawn from officials in charge.
Meanwhile, Chidi Odinkalu, a lawyer and human rights activist, had in a post on his X account on Friday, claimed that the password to transmit results on IReV has been withdrawn from officials in charge.
His post reads; “I have just learnt from concerned workers that the Password to transmit results to #IREV issued yesterday to LGA Supervisors in Imo for use by APO1s 2mrw have been withdrawn without reason. New passwords have not been issued. Expect IREV “malfunction” 2mrw.
But INEC, in a statement on Saturday, described the claim as fake news, adding that Presiding Officers (POs) and not APO1s are responsible for results upload to the IReV.
“The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission has been drawn to a story attributed to unknown “concerned workers” of the Commission that passwords for result upload have been withdrawn from LGA Supervisors for use by APO1s in Imo State. This is untrue.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Presiding Officers (POs), and not APO1s, are responsible for result upload to the IReV.
“All the passwords have been securely released for use by designated officials in line with the Commission’s procedure.
“The public should expect more of such insinuations before, during and after the elections, and continue to discountance them,” the statement reads.
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