Reno Omokri, the former presidential aide, has asserted that no country anywhere in the world operates a system for real-time electronic transmission of election results.
Omokri stated this on Thursday in reaction to the rejection of the Electoral Act by the opposition leaders.
Earlier, Tori News reported that leaders of opposition political parties in Nigeria on Thursday kicked against the amended Electoral Act 2026 recently assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Airing his own opinion, the ambassador-designate said, “I challenge Senator David Mark, Dr Ajuji Ahmed and everyone at that press conference to name just one country that has real-time electronic transmission of election results.
“No country currently possesses real-time electronic transmission of election results. Even in the United States, where Starlink originates, such a system does not exist.
“Requesting Starlink to provide this capability is similar to asking for something even its country of origin lacks. The perception of real-time results often stems from media projections based on exit polls, not actual election outcomes.
“This distinction is crucial, as official results, compiled by bodies like the Federal Electoral Commission, typically emerge much later.
“Relying solely on media projections can be misleading, as demonstrated by the 2000 election where an incorrect media projection led to a premature concession that later had to be withdrawn.
“While the concept of electronic transmission of results is supported, its real-time implementation is currently unachievable.”
