By our reporter| The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday said it cannot guarantee total safety for the electronic transmission of results, explaining that no system is completely free from hackers.
The House of Representatives had failed to reach an agreement over the controversial clause.
This was after Deputy Speaker Idris Wase ruled against the electronic transmission of results despite a resounding vote in favour of electronic transmission.
Subsequently, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the NCC would be present on Friday to give further clarifications on the Electoral Act with a major focus on section 52(3).
But speaking before the lawmakers on Friday morning, the Executive Commissioner of the NCC, Adeleke Adewolu explained that while concerns over the electronic transmission of results are genuine, no system can guarantee a 100 percent shield from hacking.
The NCC boss also stated that elections results can only be transmitted by a 3G network, noting that 50 percent of the country has 3G coverage.
He, however, explained that for areas without such coverage, poll results can be recorded and thereafter uploaded in places where there is a network. But Adeleke admitted that this cannot be compared with the real-time upload.
The Senate on Thursday voted for the conditional electronic transmission of election results.
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