INEC issues ‘fake news’ alert over withdrawal of passwords for uploading results from election officers
The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued a ‘fake news’ alert over withdrawing the password for the uploaded election results from the local government supervisors in Imo.
“The attention of INEC has been drawn to a story attributed to unknown ‘concerned workers’ of the commission that passwords for result upload have been withdrawn from LGA supervisors for use by APO1s in Imo state. This is untrue,” said INEC, in a ‘fake news alert’ released to journalists by INEC chief press secretary Rotimi Oyekanmi on Friday midnight.
The INEC statement added, “For the avoidance of doubt, presiding officers, and not APO1s, are responsible for result upload to the IReV. All the passwords have been securely released for use by designated officials in line with the commission’s procedure.
“The public should expect more of such insinuations before, during and after the elections, and continue to discountenance them.”
(NAN)
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