A Nigerian man who says he previously worked with INEC has raised concerns over alleged electoral irregularities, warning presiding officers against uploading results offline.
In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), the man, who also posted pictures from his earlier work with the commission, explained that he took part in the last election because he wanted transparency in the electoral process.
Recounting his experience, he alleged that presiding officers were logged out of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) before voting ended and told to upload their results offline.
He warned that this could lead to the loss of election data, urging officers to keep screenshots of their results and upload them online once network was restored.
“As a presiding officer, don’t upload your result offline. Snap it, take screenshots and hold it. Once they are back online, upload it. If you upload it offline, the data is gone.
They will tell you it’s a glitch and log everybody out. If the network comes back, log in and submit it online. If you check on the INEC site, you will see the result.”
The man further alleged that some officials might try to buy election materials from presiding officers who bring them to INEC offices.
He also declared that he would not serve as a presiding officer in the next election, saying he planned to vote and follow the process to the collation centre.
“You see, this time around, it’s rig and die. This time around I will not work as presiding officer. I will vote. And I will follow it to collation centre. Our vote must count,” he said.
He urged Nigerians involved in the electoral process to safeguard copies of their polling unit results and ensure they are uploaded online.