Nigerians, not algorithms, will decide 2027 polls — INEC chairman
The INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, says algorithms will not determine the 2027 general elections, insisting the choice rests solely with Nigerian vot Read More:…
INEC's credibility has been under sustained scrutiny since the 2023 general elections, when the commission's IReV result-viewing portal and BVAS accreditation technology suffered glitches and delays that fuelled accusations of manipulation and eroded public trust in electronic processes. Those disputes, which spilled into tribunal and court challenges, left many Nigerians wary of how technology is deployed in elections and sceptical about whether digital tools serve transparency or obscure it.
Prof. Joash Amupitan's remarks, made ahead of the 2027 polls, appear aimed at reassuring citizens that human choice — not technical systems — will remain decisive, even as INEC continues to rely on technology for voter accreditation and result transmission. The coverage across outlets is largely uniform, each reporting the same assurance from the chairman, with none yet detailing what specific reforms or safeguards INEC plans to introduce to back up that pledge or address the technical failures of previous cycles.