I’ll audit IReV to identify glitches that undermined 2023 elections – Amupitan

The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, has pledged to conduct an audit of the INEC results viewing, IReV, portal to address glitches that undermined public confidence during the 2023 elections.

Recall that the IReV portal was part of the technologies introduced by the Commission to improve the transparency of the electoral process.

Amupitan made this promise on Thursday during his screening at the senate.

He noted that the purpose of the bimodal voter accreditation system, BVAS, and IReV is to ensure the integrity of elections.

“I believe what happened in 2023 was subsumed as a glitch.

“The IReV was supposed to be a safeguard for comparison because the laws made by this distinguished Senate did not do away with manual collation. However, IReV was supposed to provide some guarantee for checks and balances,” Amupitan added.

The new INEC boss said he would audit the system to identify the actual issues and assess whether it is currently capable of meeting the electoral needs of the country.

“I have to audit the system, if I’m given the opportunity, to see what is actually wrong and whether we have what it takes as it is now,” he said.