The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied being in possession of the server where results of the February 23 presidential election were uploaded.

INEC’s position was made known at the ongoing Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja challenging the outcome of the election.

Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had through their lawyers led by Levy Uzoukwu (SAN) asked the tribunal to compel INEC to grant them access to the server and smart card readers used in the conduct of the election.

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INNNNNNEEEECCCCCC do you sure true true you don't have saver??if you don't have that mean ............. Stop ,end of road for Atiku Obi's case.wailers will now cry well well till 2023 .why wailers always get bad news nowadays I sorry for you ooooooo.

Gan! gan!!

Nigeria is finished. We Kogite need a serious prayer if INEC can say this i don't know how we can succeed in pushing that useless guy in that our Lugard house comes November. No wonder that the Yeye Bello is boasting that he can defeat anybody that contest against him, I think they will surely ring the election in favour of him. Am only concern the election in my state comes November only God heypus we kogite

If you don't have server, what then is the essence of card readers? How does each independent card readers verify voters if the are not linked to a server? If you don't have server, how did you register people for the temporary voters card? If you don't have server, how were you able to retrieve information for a lost voters card? INEC is confused.

Wealthyonos:
If you don't have server, what then is the essence of card readers? How does each independent card readers verify voters if the are not linked to a server? If you don't have server, how did you register people for the temporary voters card? If you don't have server, how were you able to retrieve information for a lost voters card? INEC is confused.

INEC is not confused rather they are behaving like they have something to hide.

I am short of words.

Professor Yakubu will have problems explaining this to the courts

He will go to Prison if he continues this cover up

Please someone should post that channels video of Mr igini where he emphasised the functions and effectiveness of how the use of the server will prevent or curb RO announcing one thing and having a different result in the server.

The question here is a matter of process and facilities

I think at this stage Prof Mahmoud Yakubu should be made to answer questions under oath!

anything regarding inec activities can be found in the constitution, Atiku-Iate crew go and prove your points

The defense being put up by INEC is really embarrassing.

Just return the mans mandate already.

alsudan:
The defense being put up by INEC is really embarrassing.

Just return the mans mandate already.

Quite disgraceful

INEC is the most dishonest institution in Nigeria today

Lol. Zoo

How is it possible that INEC don't have server

Ordinary Cyber cafe sef dey get server.... A whole INEC

How on earth is yakubu a prof

The other much younger yakubu can't even score a goal bound attempt

The man needs a reality check

F

APC and INEC are crooks

Did INEC not use server in 2015 general election?

even if it takes 29 years Professor Mahmud must know he will one day be jailed for this even long after Buhari is gone . This is the reason why the Presidency did all to remove Onnoghen and make sure a loyalist is in position .

INEC Statement On Card Reader Demonstration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, 09th March 2015, met to consider field reports from the public demonstration of Smart Card Readers (SCRs) conducted in 12 states on Saturday, March 07th 2015. The states were Rivers and Delta (South-South), Kano and Kebbi (North-West), Anambra and Ebonyi (South East), Ekiti and Lagos (South West), Bauchi and Taraba (North East) as well as Niger and Nasarawa (North Central).

The Commission observed that its decision to deploy SCRs for the 2015 general elections have FOUR main objectives, namely:

(i) To verify Permanent Voter cards (PVCs) presented by voters at polling units and ensure that they are genuine, INEC-issued (not cloned) cards. From the reports on Saturday’s exercise, this objective was achieved 100 per cent.

(ii) To biometrically authenticate the person who presents a PVC at the polling unit and ensure that he/she is the legitimate holder of the card. In this regard, there were a few issues in some states during the public demonstration. Overall, 59% of voters who turned out for the demonstration had their fingerprints successfully authenticated. But the Commission, in agreement with registered political parties, had provided in the approved Guidelines for the conduct of the 2015 elections that where biometric authentication of a legitimate holder of a genuine PVC becomes challenging, there could be physical authentication of the person and completion of an Incident Form, to allow the person to vote.

(iii) The SCRs provide disaggregated data of accredited voters in male/female and elderly/youth categories – a disaggregation that is vital for research and planning purposes, but which INEC until now had been unable to achieve. The demonstration on Saturday fully served this objective.

(iv) The SCR sends the data of all accredited voters to INEC’s central server, equipping the Commission to be able to audit figures subsequently filed by polling officials at the PU and, thereby, be able to determine if fraudulent alterations were made. The public demonstration also succeeded wholly in this regard.

The Commission nevertheless took a serious view of the high rate of the SCRs’ failure to authenticate voters’ fingerprints in some areas, particularly in Ebonyi State, and has decided to thoroughly investigate the cause; as well as repeat the public demonstration in that state. This demonstration will be conducted in the particular Registration Area involved in the last exercise, namely Izzi Unuhu (Abakaliki Local Government Area); as well as in Ibii/Oziza Registration Area (Afikpo North LGA). The repeat demonstration will be on Saturday, March 14th2015.

INEC is satisfied that the use of SCRs in the 2015 general elections will add tremendous transparency and credibility to the accreditation process on Election Day. The Commission hereby reassures the public that it will do everything necessary to ensure that the processes of the elections are seamless, free, fair, credible and peaceful.



Kayode Robert Idowu

Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman

10th March 2015.

Source: https://inecnigeria.org/news-all/inec-statement-on-card-reader-demonstration/

Conclusion: Smart Card readers work with the INEC server. Without central server, the smart card readers will not function and will be useless.
If the 2019 presidential elections was conducted with smart card readers then there is a server. In addition, I recall that INEC budgeted the sum of N220million for INEC server maintenance during the 2019 elections which was duly approved by the FG. So, INEC where is your server?

I want to believe that INEC was quoted out of context. If INEC say they do not have server, then PMB will have a bad case as card readers and the 2019 will be legally null and void.

tuniski:


INEC is not confused rather they are behaving like they have something to hide.

Nor be lie. But this people funny o. Even a dumb person knows that there is a server.


What is a Server?

A server is a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.

With this definition, card readers won't work without a server.

SarkinYarki:
even if it takes 29 years Professor Mahmud must know he will one day be jailed for this even long after Buhari is gone . This is the reason why the Presidency did all to remove Onnoghen and make sure a loyalist is in position .

He must go to jail

PDP and Atiku should demand he is immediately questioned under Oath

One done tone him tu lie and former deputy director of customs to big fools

honestly i dont believe this news,....somebody is just testing waters

This HINEC are really mad. Very useless sets of beings

jamace:
INEC Statement On Card Reader Demonstration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, 09th March 2015, met to consider field reports from the public demonstration of Smart Card Readers (SCRs) conducted in 12 states on Saturday, March 07th 2015. The states were Rivers and Delta (South-South), Kano and Kebbi (North-West), Anambra and Ebonyi (South East), Ekiti and Lagos (South West), Bauchi and Taraba (North East) as well as Niger and Nasarawa (North Central).

The Commission observed that its decision to deploy SCRs for the 2015 general elections have FOUR main objectives, namely:

(i) To verify Permanent Voter cards (PVCs) presented by voters at polling units and ensure that they are genuine, INEC-issued (not cloned) cards. From the reports on Saturday’s exercise, this objective was achieved 100 per cent.

(ii) To biometrically authenticate the person who presents a PVC at the polling unit and ensure that he/she is the legitimate holder of the card. In this regard, there were a few issues in some states during the public demonstration. Overall, 59% of voters who turned out for the demonstration had their fingerprints successfully authenticated. But the Commission, in agreement with registered political parties, had provided in the approved Guidelines for the conduct of the 2015 elections that where biometric authentication of a legitimate holder of a genuine PVC becomes challenging, there could be physical authentication of the person and completion of an Incident Form, to allow the person to vote.

(iii) The SCRs provide disaggregated data of accredited voters in male/female and elderly/youth categories – a disaggregation that is vital for research and planning purposes, but which INEC until now had been unable to achieve. The demonstration on Saturday fully served this objective.

(iv) The SCR sends the data of all accredited voters to INEC’s central server, equipping the Commission to be able to audit figures subsequently filed by polling officials at the PU and, thereby, be able to determine if fraudulent alterations were made. The public demonstration also succeeded wholly in this regard.

The Commission nevertheless took a serious view of the high rate of the SCRs’ failure to authenticate voters’ fingerprints in some areas, particularly in Ebonyi State, and has decided to thoroughly investigate the cause; as well as repeat the public demonstration in that state. This demonstration will be conducted in the particular Registration Area involved in the last exercise, namely Izzi Unuhu (Abakaliki Local Government Area); as well as in Ibii/Oziza Registration Area (Afikpo North LGA). The repeat demonstration will be on Saturday, March 14th2015.

INEC is satisfied that the use of SCRs in the 2015 general elections will add tremendous transparency and credibility to the accreditation process on Election Day. The Commission hereby reassures the public that it will do everything necessary to ensure that the processes of the elections are seamless, free, fair, credible and peaceful.



Kayode Robert Idowu

Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman

10th March 2015.

Source: https://inecnigeria.org/news-all/inec-statement-on-card-reader-demonstration/

Conclusion: Smart Card readers work with the INEC server. Without central server, the smart card readers will not function and will be useless.
If the 2019 presidential elections was conducted with smart card readers then there is a server. In addition, I recall that INEC budgeted the sum of N220million for INEC server maintenance during the 2019 elections which was duly approved by the FG. So, INEC where is your server?

They think we are all illiterates. Buhari and INEC better up their game because they are very unconvincing.
Atiku will prevail by God's grace.