Nwaebonyi spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, highlighting that the amendment officially recognises the INEC Result Viewing portal (IREV) as a reference point for election results.

Ebonyi North Senator Onyebuchi Nwaebonyi has praised the Senate for its handling of the recent amendment to the Electoral Act, saying the upper chamber deserves commendation for its efforts.

Nwaebonyi spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, highlighting that the amendment officially recognises the INEC Result Viewing portal (IREV) as a reference point for election results.

The senator’s comments come a day after the Senate reversed its earlier rejection of compulsory electronic transmission of results from polling units to IREV, following public criticism.

The chamber, however, retained a provision allowing manual collation of results in areas with poor internet connectivity — a clause critics have questioned.

“Before now, Section 60, sub-section 3, which deals with the transfer and transmission of results from polling units under the 2022 Electoral Act, made no mention of IREV. There was no legal framework for electronic transmission of results,” Nwaebonyi explained.

He added, “The 10th Senate, being a corrective Senate, has now expressly introduced electronic transmission of results from polling units to IREV. IREV is not a collation centre; it was previously just a portal where people could view results. But with this amendment, IREV has been statutorily authenticated as a reference point.”

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