In advance of the general elections in 2023, attempts to hack into the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) computer system were made, according to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission.
The 2022 National Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) with the theme "2023 General Elections; Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria's Democracy" were held in Abuja on Thursday. Yakubu spoke there.
Dr Lawrence Bayode, INEC's deputy director of information and communications technology, said the attacks weren't just coming from Nigeria but from all around the world.
“We were looking at the system yesterday, and we saw that people were trying to come into the system from France, but we are also 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 stated.
He claimed that the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS), and the backend were all well-secured despite their apparent flaws.
According to Section 47(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022, and as reaffirmed by Bayode, voting will only take place with PVCs and accreditation.
In his keynote presentation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice was represented by his media aide, Dr Umar Gwandu, and he praised the media for its role in maintaining democracy in Nigeria while urging voters not to sell their votes.