Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who represents Ondo South Senatorial District, has clarified that the recent amendment to the Electoral Act by the Nigerian Senate was firmly grounded in an existing Supreme Court judgment, stressing that the legislature merely gave statutory force to the apex court’s decision. He explained that the Supreme Court, in Atiku v. INEC (No. “The Supreme Court clearly indicated what should be captured in future legislation. On the contentious IReV Portal, Ibrahim said the Supreme Court held that the platform is not legally recognised under the Electoral Act, describing it as an administrative tool deployed by INEC to support its operations. “The court made it clear that where election results are compromised through technology, such conduct will not be accepted.

Source: Punch February 08, 2026 20:36 UTC