2027: Group Demands Independent Audit of INEC Technologies

The Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative (DRLI) has called for an independent audit of Nigeria's electoral technologies ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that inadequate oversight could undermine public confidence in the electoral process. The organisation also demanded stronger safeguards for voters' personal and biometric information, emphasizing that the increasing deployment of technology in elections must be matched by effective data governance, independent verification, and accountability mechanisms.

The call was made during a panel session titled 'The Ballot and the Byte: BVAS, Data Access, and the Unfinished Business of Electoral Accountability in Nigeria', organised by DRLI with support from Luminate at the 4th Annual Privacy Conference (PrivCon 2026) in Lagos.

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