The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked claims of withdrawing passwords from local government supervisors in Imo State.
INEC clarified that passwords for result upload have been securely released to Presiding Officers, not APO1s, as falsely alleged by unknown sources.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, emphasized that such misleading information may arise before, during, and after elections, urging the public to disregard such insinuations.
In a statement issued on Friday, Oyekanmi said:
“The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission 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drawn to a story attributed to unknown ‘concerned workers’ of the commission that passwords for result upload have been withdrawn from LGA Supervisors for use by APO1s in Imo State.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.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Presiding Officers (POs), 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.”