By Kingston Magare 11.2.2026
Seriake Dickson who is former Bayelsa State governor and now Senator representing Bayelsa west, said the Independent National Electoral Commission have always been ready to do electronic transmission of elections.
This is contrary to claims by Senators who voted No to the electronic transmission of results. Senate president Godswill Akpabio had claimed that due to bad network in some states e-transmission of results couldn’t be possible. The Senate had voted down the electronic transmission of results but made a U-turn after a national uproar.
Speaking in a statement Wednesday Senator Dickson said: “INEC has told us it can transmit election results nationwide, and we believe them. Nigerians must insist that their votes are transmitted and counted transparently.
“Anywhere someone can make calls, send or receive money electronically, INEC can also upload and transmit election results electronically. This is not a decision Presiding Officers can make arbitrarily.
“As it stands, in addition to the law, INEC will issue guidelines mandating Presiding Officers, after voting and signing of results, to make copies and transmit them electronically to IREV.”
He said with electronic transmission of results it would be difficult for INEC officials to change figures at the coalition room.
“If we achieve that, it amounts to real-time monitoring of results from polling stations upwards. Where results are changed and democracy faces its greatest assault is at the collation centres — the Ward Collation Centres and the Local Government Collation Centres.”