By Sabiu Abdullahi
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to deploy Artificial Intelligence tools as part of its result verification process for the 2027 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday during the commission’s world press conference and national stakeholders’ forum on preparations for the 2027 elections.
Amupitan said the commission had established a dedicated Artificial Intelligence division within its Information and Communication Technology department to oversee the integration of AI into its electoral processes.
“Artificial intelligence governance, the commission has established a dedicated artificial intelligence division with the ICT department.
“Automated AI auditing tools are being integrated into our results verification process under a five-pillar AI governance framework operating under the masonry human governance oversight and AI framework policy is being finalised by the commission,” he said.
The planned AI deployment is expected to support the commission’s efforts to verify election results as part of its broader preparations for the 2027 polls.
The INEC chairman said the commission was developing a governance framework to guide the application of artificial intelligence within the electoral system.
According to him, human oversight would remain part of the framework as the commission works towards integrating automated auditing tools into its result verification procedures.
The announcement comes as INEC continues preparations for the 2027 general elections, with the commission undertaking several technological and administrative measures aimed at strengthening the electoral process.
