The 2023 presidential election will hold on Saturday, and the candidates are wrapping up their campaigns. Ahead of the polls, Nigerians must understand precisely how the electoral voting process will work so they can participate in the process of watching the election results.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has explained the voting process over time, what to anticipate, and how citizens can determine whether it is free and fair through the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
According to an INEC statement about IReV, the electoral referee aims to find ways to use technology to improve the credibility of elections and ensure the safety of citizens participating in the electoral process.
“Over the last three electoral cycles, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has consistently sought to apply technology to improve the credibility and safety of the electoral process in Nigeria.”
“This has recently intensified with the threat to public safety posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has necessitated an inevitable quantum rise in remote, rather than direct and physical interactions in the electoral process.”
This will work hand in hand with the Bimodal Verification Accreditation System tool. After the accreditation process and the voting has ended, the BVAS will snap the compilation of the votes and upload it on the IReV portal. It will be done in all the polling units in 36 states.
But how does the INEC Result Viewing Portal works?
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Creating an account on INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) to monitor election results
Signing up
You must have an account on the INEC result viewing portal before you can verify the election results. It’s fairly simple to register. Basic contact details and a working email are all that is required. An account activation email is sent to the email address provided in the form.
After signing up
Once the activation code is input into the website, It automatically logs you into the portal. This election viewing portal is not only for the presidential elections. There are different election types on the first page, from the Presidential Election to Councillor Election.
You can select the Election type you wish to see the results, and on the next page, it shows you the election results in the case of the upcoming presidential election, in the different states and the time results were last uploaded.
Click it to narrow your search to a particular state. The next page has two side-by-side sections. The statistics for the results, the overall number of results submitted, and a refresh button are all displayed on the left.
The middle section will show you all the LGA in that state and how many wards each has. You can also keep track of the number of polling units from each ward and LGA that have submitted their results.
By selecting the Visit Ward option next to each LGA, you can choose to keep an even closer eye on certain areas. You are then directed to another page where you can now keep track of the results updates for each polling unit.
The Bimodal Voters Accreditation System tool uploads the results papers in PDF format to the website. INEC will now use the results from all LGAs and states to declare the victor of the presidential election after all polling units have submitted their online election result sheets.
Disclaimer: This platform provides information for research purposes. It is NOT for Election result collation.
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