Imo guber: INEC denies withdrawing passwords for uploading results from officials

<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied withdrawing passwords from some of its local government supervisors in Imo State.</p>, <p>INEC explained that it has released the passwords for uploading results to the Presiding Officers.</p>, <p>The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the claim by unknown concerned workers that the commission withdrew the password from APO1s was false.</p>, <p>In a statement issued on Friday, Oyekanmi said: “The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission has been drawn to a story attributed to unknown ‘concerned workers’ of the commission that passwords for result upload have been withdrawn from LGA Supervisors for use by APO1s in Imo State. This is untrue.</p>, <p>“For the avoidance of doubt, Presiding Officers (POs), and not APO1s, are responsible for result upload to the IReV.</p>, <p>“All the passwords have been securely released for use by designated officials in line with the commission’s procedure.</p>, <p>“The public should expect more of such insinuations before, during, and after the elections and continue to discountenance them.”</p>