After all is said and done, one still has to recognize the progress that INEC have made, Even though or despite the final stage being botched.

No 1. Bivas (Bimodal voter accreditation system)The Bivas was truly a game changer in the sense that it severely checkmated an old common form of electoral malpractice. The random thumbprinting of ballot papers. One where bad faith actors would snatch ballot boxes to steal the INEC voting slips then thumbprint multiple times, the new law that stated that valid votes cannot be more than accredited voters of the bivas was also game changing.

It made rigging more difficult, because whatever magic you wanted to happen, it must happen within the number of bivas accredited voters, and accreditation can only happen with actual human beings who had registered! And for the most part, it was very efficient. Very good development here.

No 2. 50 thousand new polling units.
The spread of new polling units across the country helped in 2 major ways, 1. Closer access to the polls or better convenience for voters and 2. Reduction of access to the polling units by bad faith actors.

That second point was a major game changer. In previous elections gone by where there were fewer polling units, it was much easier for politicians and their thugs to visit the few polling units on election day and cause one trouble or the other, either voter intimidation, ballot snatching, delibrate frustration of INEC logistics to particular polling units, but with many more polling units, it had become increasingly difficult for a governor or his thugs to cover even a quarter of polling units on election day. This reduced their spread to the polling units. Their impact can only reach a few polling unit now. The opening of many new polling units across the country was a master stroke. Positive value all around.

3. The IREV. Obviously this was a failure last week but the thought process behind it was superb even though politicians frustrated it. This would have been the ultimate checkmate to governors power and manipulation. And it could still very well be.

This concept has brought us up to par with modern democracies, in the sense that if it was working very well, we don't even need INEC to officially declare the winner before we know because from your home you could calculate the winner of the election. Just like in the US where the media houses have dedicated data analysts where they calculate the results at precinct level live as it falls in and they're able to make projections that very night.

If the IREV had worked as expected, then Nigeria would have had a fair result! Mind you, not "free" seeing as lots of people were disenfranchised but at least fair, in the sense that those who indeed voted will have had their votes counted accurately and without final manipulation.

But note that we are still seeing an impact of the IREV. The fact that they seem to actually upload the legit results now on their portal has enabled people to still make the calculations with a strong hope of the tribunal getting it right at their judgements and people knowing exactly which candidates won their units and wards.

While we decry the failure of INEC in their coalition, we can also highlight the positive impacts they've made this far.
Remaining humbly Obidient.


PS; Use this link to verify your polling unit result and post this link on your WhatsApp for others to do the same and verify their polling unit results.
https://www.inecelectionresults.ng/elections/types

If you think this election presented INEC progress in any way, you are deluded

PoliteActivist:
If you think this election presented INEC progress in any way, you are deluded

Even though the coalition process was thoroughly botched, one can still point out the progress made from previous cycles which are indeed very visible..

Give credit where due so that your criticism can be deemed constructive.

Donjazet2:


Even though the **coalition process was thoroughly botched, one can still point out the progress made from previous cycles which are indeed very visible..

Give credit where due so that your criticism can be deemed constructive.

** You mean collation NOT coalition

A body that was given billions to guarantee a hitch-free election conducted the most blatantly rigged election in recent memory and the word that came to your mind is "applaudable"??