Commentary
A thoroughbred gentleman by day
But a serial thief by night
A tale of confused identities and shades of interpretation
The Electoral Act( s 60(5)) says INEC should prescribe
Should INEC have transmitted votes in real time?
Must they use the BVAS to upload IReV?
a method for the transfer( a discretion)
INEC then prescribe a method via its own Guidelines(clause 38)
Alas! We are now hearing different stories
Some(infact the Senate's President) says
"transmission was not intended"
Others says that the Guidelines do not equate a statute(Of course we know that!)
But was there not a cause?( Using King David's voice in the scripture - 1 Sam 17:29)
What was the mischief before the amendment of the Electoral Act?
Widespread manipulation of figures:::
Civil societies clamour for electoral reform
(see: https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1557141800105977864/9088754853959935674)
Stakeholders propose brilliant formulations
The Electoral Bill is passed, Presidential Assent is given, INEC formulates Guidelines
In short, it is difficult to have a 2-faced interpretation here!
Votes transmission and uploading was intended
If there were hitches, INEC should correct same before the next elections
Losing candidates should test their case in court
Indeed, these are interesting time for our electoral jurisprudence.
May the day break for Nigeria!
(c) Felix Omosele
06.03.2023
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