INEC rules out inaccurate IReV uploads, sets November 28 mock election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to conduct a nationwide mock accreditation and ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to conduct a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise on November 28, 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen its technology and ensure credible conduct of the 2027 general elections.

Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman, disclosed this on Thursday during a dialogue at Chatham House, London, organised in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI).

Amupitan said the commission had introduced technical safeguards to prevent inaccurate election results and figures indicating over-voting from being uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV).

He said the measures followed an assessment of the 2023 general elections, which exposed weaknesses in result management, particularly at collation centres.

“We have now devised a technical safeguard: if a result is not accurate at the polling unit, it will not go to IReV at all,” Amupitan said.

He added that the new system would eliminate discrepancies between polling unit results and collation figures.

“The moment a result appears on IReV, citizens can trust what they see. By eliminating inconsistencies at the source, collation will become a transparent formality,” he said.

The INEC chairman identified insecurity, logistics and result management as the commission’s major priorities ahead of the 2027 elections.

He also disclosed that the commission had upgraded its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to address malfunctions associated with extreme heat and poor storage conditions during the 2023 elections.

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