Nobody can hack into INEC database – Jega

The Independent National Electoral
Commission has stated that its
database cannot be hacked into by
anybody.
The commission however stated
that if that happened, there must
be an insider collaboration.
The chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru
Jega, said this on Wednesday
during a programme, ‘Straight Talk
with Kadara’, monitored on
Channels Television in Abuja.
He added that he was prepared to
return to the classroom as a
university teacher in June after the
general elections.
Jega was reacting to the allegation
by the Department of State Service
that the opposition party, the All
Progressives Congress, had
planned to hack into the database
of the commission.
“As far as I am concerned, our
database cannot be hacked; if that
happens, then someone on the
inside must have compromised
because we have in place checks
and balances that if such happens,
we will know who did it”, he said.
Jega also challenged APC leaders to
substantiate their allegation that
some people were trying to clone
card readers for the election, a
development he said, was
impossible.
The INEC chairman said, “They are
obligated to investigate any
information they receive on
perpetration of a crime or attempts
to perpetrate a crime. So if they
have information that some people
are trying to clone cards, they are
obligated to investigate it.
“Investigating whether a crime has
occurred or has not occurred is a
different matter between whether
the result of that crime will affect
the integrity of the process.
“I am confident that it is virtually
impossible for anybody to clone
our cards; they can attempt but
there is no way that, using the card
reader, somebody will come and
clone cards and vote on election
day in February.”