Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has asserted that no country globally conducts real-time electronic transmission of election results.
He made this remark on Thursday in response to the opposition leaders’ rejection of the Electoral Act.
RBN reported that, leaders of Nigeria’s opposition political parties on Thursday voiced their objections to the recently amended Electoral Act 2026, which was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Posting on X, 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by the 2000 election where an incorrect media projection led to a premature concession that later had to be withdrawn.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.”