 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it will continue the use of technology in the conduct of elections, especially the electronic transmission of polls results and the bimodal voter accreditation system. INEC Chairman Professor Mahmoud Yacoubou explained that the uploading of polling unit results on the commission's result viewing portal in real time on election day has come to stay. It is said that the new technology was designed in-house by INEC engineers and like every new technology glitches were observed and important lessons learned while stating that the commission has reviewed the performance of the BVA's in Anambra state and there will be a tremendous improvement leading to optimal performance in future elections. Meanwhile, INEC has released the dates for the conduct of party primaries ahead of Akiti and Ocean State's governorship polls. In Akiti state, the primaries are to hold from January 4, 2022 to January 29, 2022, while in Ocean State, it will hold from February 16, 2022 till March 12, 2022.