INEC prepares AI tools for 2027 elections as governance framework remains unfinished

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is adding artificial intelligence (AI) to how it checks election results, but it has not yet finished the policy that will govern it. At a press conference in Abuja on 6 October, held 100 days before the first ballot, chairman Joash Amupitan said automated AI auditing tools are being built into results verification, with mandatory human oversight under a five-pillar governance framework. He also said the framework is still “being finalised.” T