2027: Algorithms must never decide election outcome – INEC chair Amupitan

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has declared that algorithms indispensable ne'er find the result of Nigeria’s 2027 wide elections.

Amupitan made the declaration astatine the Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Forum 2026 successful Abuja, insisting that the determination connected who governs the state belongs to Nigerian voters.

“Algorithms volition not, and indispensable never, determine the 2027 vote,” helium said.

He acknowledged that artificial quality would power the accusation voters person and the mode elections are organised, but stressed that exertion indispensable not regenerate quality judgement successful captious electoral decisions.

“The prime of who leads Nigeria belongs exclusively to the Nigerian people,” Amupitan added.

The INEC president said the committee would clasp quality oversight implicit effect collation, elector accreditation and campaigner qualification alternatively than permission specified decisions wholly to automated systems.

He besides disclosed that INEC had completed 10 of the 14 large operational milestones nether the Electoral Act 2026. 

The committee has besides introduced online elector registration and digitised campaigner nominations, according to his address.

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