Redaction Africa Links 24 with Legit.ng
Published on 2024-02-23 06:53:21
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally released an in-depth analysis of the 2023 presidential election, shedding light on the failure of the result viewing portal (IReV) during the presidential poll. This comes following a report by The Cable, which explained the reason for the failure of the IReV during the election.
According to the report, IReV is an online platform where photographic pictures of polling unit results are meant to be uploaded using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines as soon as voting and collation end at the various voting units. INEC had promised ahead of the 2023 general elections that the results would be uploaded to IReV promptly.
However, the promise was not fulfilled, with results ending up taking days to weeks to be uploaded to IReV for the public to access. The latest report by INEC comes just days before the first anniversary of the 2023 presidential election.
According to INEC, the server returned an “HTTP error” due to a configuration bug, which was discovered after the presiding officers at the polling units could only upload the results of the national assembly elections. The report further explained that the uploads for the National Assembly elections succeeded as the application was able to identify the respective State and build the folder hierarchy for the result organization process. However, attempts to upload the presidential election results sheets, which do not belong to or are mapped to any state in the database, failed. Instead, it returned an HTTP server error response, attributable to the inability of the application to create and build a folder structure to organize the uploaded images of the result sheets of the presidential election.
Furthermore, INEC said that after identifying the source of the problem, it quickly created and deployed “hotfixes.” The deployed hotfixes eventually resolved the HTTP error on the system, and the first presidential election result sheet was successfully uploaded at 8:55 pm on the 25th of February 2023.
The report provides important insights into the technical challenges faced by INEC during the 2023 presidential election, shedding light on the reasons behind the delay in uploading the results to IReV. It also underscores the need for robust and reliable technical infrastructure to ensure the smooth conduct and transparent reporting of election results.
This report is a significant development as it helps to address concerns and questions surrounding the failure of the IReV during the 2023 presidential election. It provides transparency and accountability, allowing the public to understand the technical issues that led to the delay in the uploading of results. The timely release of this report is also important as it aligns with the commitment of INEC to provide accurate and comprehensive information regarding the electoral process.
As Nigeria continues to strengthen its democratic institutions, it is vital that technical challenges such as those experienced during the 2023 presidential election are addressed to ensure the integrity and transparency of the electoral process. INEC’s detailed analysis of the IReV failure provides valuable insights that will inform future measures to improve the technical infrastructure for conducting elections in Nigeria.
In conclusion, the release of the report by INEC on the failure of the IReV during the 2023 presidential election is a welcome development. It addresses concerns surrounding the delay in uploading election results and provides transparency and accountability in the electoral process. It is essential that the technical challenges identified are addressed to ensure the smooth conduct and transparent reporting of future elections in Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
Read the original article on Legit.ng
