March 11 Election: INEC Heads to Court Over BVAS Re-Configuration
- On Saturday, March 11, Nigerians would again head to the polls to decide who would rule them in their respective states
- However, eligible voters are not the only ones preparing for the big day; INEC has also made a new move to ensure the exercise is free, fair and credible
- The nation's electoral umpire heads to court to appeal an earlier ruling concerning the use of the BVAS and other sensitive materials
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will approach the Court of Appeal today, March 6, seeking to set aside an earlier ruling concerning the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and other sensitive materials used for the February 25 presidential election.
A senior official of the commission, who chose to speak anonymously, made the disclosure at the weekend in Abuja, a Daily Trust report confirmed.
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March 11 election might be postponed
“The commission as a law-abiding institution would seek the Court’s leave concerning the BVAS, they have to be re-configured polling units by polling units for the next election.
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“We have to approach the court to grant us leave to do the re-configuration, as this cannot be done without the court order. The re-configuration must be done on time as it would be done manually and would be deployed to the designated PUs,” the official said.
This is coming on the heels of INEC meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Saturday, March 4, to review the presidential and National Assembly elections and discuss the governorship and state assemblies elections slated for Saturday, March 11.
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Meanwhile, amid controversies surrounding the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called for the resignation of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
Atiku, who made this call in a statement released on Sunday, March 5, through one of his media aides, Phrank Shaibu, said the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be brave enough to own up to his failure.
The former vice president added that instead of Yakubu resigning honourably, he is trying to save face by stating that errant commission officials will not be deployed during the Saturday, March 11, elections.
Know your state returning officers for 2023 presidential election as INEC declares Tinubu president-elect
On Saturday, February 25, eligible Nigerian voters decided to head to various polling units nationwide to elect a new president.
With 18 candidates contesting for Nigeria's number one seat of power, four major candidates have since taken the lead in the poll conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The candidates, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), have managed to win one state or more since the declaration of results commenced.
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