Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that there have been attempts to hack into the commission’s computer system ahead of the 2023 general elections.
This was revealed by INEC chairman on Thursday, January 26 2023, at the 2022 National Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) in Abuja.
“We were looking at the system yesterday and we were seeing that people were trying to come into the system from France but we also are putting some things in place.
“You can’t build a house and you will not put a door, window or burglary; we have done our best to ensure that our system is secured,” Bayode said.
He said the surfaced vulnerabilities of the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS), the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) and the backend were well-secured to make it difficult to beat.
Bayode reiterated that there would be no voting without the permanent voter cards (PVC) and accreditation as provided in Section 47(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022.
In the keynote address, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who was represented by his media aide, Dr Umar Gwandu, commended the media for its role in sustaining Nigeria’s democracy while charging voters to resist the urge to sell their votes.
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