Chairman of Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani on Wednesday made reference to the judgement of the Supreme court between Former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Senator Ademola Adeleke while striking out part of the petition filed by the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi.
The reference was used to dismiss the allegations regarding the uploading of results on IReV Portal.
InsightMedia recalled that Oyetola had earlier been pronounced winner of the election held on July 16, 2022 by the election petition tribunal over discrepancies between results on INEC Portal and results declared by INEC.
Referencing the Supreme Court verdict on the issue of non-compliance with the Electoral Act & INEC Regulations & Guidelines, Justice Tsammani said the only technological device that is mandatory for INEC to use for the election is the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS).
He adds that there is nothing in the regulation to show that the BVAS must electronically transmit polling unit results.
The tribunal also held that IREV is not a collation system, and the judgement in the case of Oyetola vs. INEC clearly supports this.
“There is no provision for the electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act 2022,” says Justice Tsammani. It is, at best, optional.