The Nigerian Senate has officially approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) while permitting manual collation as a backup in cases where technology fails. The decision was taken during an emergency plenary session on Tuesday to reconsider a disputed clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.

Under the amended provision, presiding officers at polling units are required to electronically transmit results to the IReV portal after completing voting and signing Form EC8A. However, in locations with network or communication failures, the manual Form EC8A will serve as the primary basis for result collation and declaration.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio explained the rationale, stating:
“If electronic transmission of results fails due to network or communication challenges, the manually signed Form EC8A shall become the primary source for collation and declaration of results.” He further urged senators who disagreed with the amendment to formally challenge it through a counter-motion.

While the amendment aims to integrate digital solutions into Nigeria’s electoral process, civil society organizations and opposition figures have raised concerns that allowing manual results to override electronically transmitted results could compromise transparency and create room for manipulation, especially in areas with poor network coverage.

The approval highlights Nigeria’s efforts to modernize electoral processes, balancing technological innovation with practical contingencies for polling units lacking reliable infrastructure.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Professor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as the winner of the 2025 Anambra State governorship election.

Soludo emerged victorious after results from all 21 local government areas were collated, securing 422,664 votes out of a total 584,054 votes cast across the state.

His closest challenger, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 99,445 votes, while other candidates trailed behind — ADC recorded 8,208 votes, and the PDP garnered 1,401 votes.

The State Collation Officer, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, announced the final results at INEC’s headquarters in Awka on Sunday.

Across the 21 LGAs, APGA maintained a clear lead in all, with strong showings in Aguata, Anambra West, Njikoka, and Ogbaru.

INEC said the election process was largely peaceful, though reports from observers indicated pockets of voter apathy in several polling units.

With this victory, Soludo is set to continue his tenure as governor of Anambra State, reinforcing APGA’s political dominance in the Southeast state.

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