Tribunal: How BVAS Failed to Transmit Presidential Election Results, INEC Officials Open Up

• Two subpoenaed witnesses of the PDP in the February 25 presidential election on Thursday admitted at the tribunal that the BVAS failed to transmit the election results after the collation
• According to the witnesses, the BVAS machine developed system error immediately after the results of the National Assembly poll were transmitted
• The INEC ad-hoc staff explained that they had to resort to other means of getting the results when it became clear that the BVAS machines would not help them

Two ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acting as subpoenaed witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have admitted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) failed to transmit the results of the election after the collation.

The witnesses identified simply as Friday Egwuma and Grace Timothy told the presidential tribunal on Thursday, June 8, that the BVAS machine allocated to them developed a system error immediately after the results of the Senate and House of Representatives aspects of the poll were freely transmitted, The Punch reported.

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In their subpoena evidence, the two INEC officials explained that they had to resort to other means of getting the results when it became clear that the BVAS machines would not help them, The Nigerian Tribune report added.

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has been accused of rigging out the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the presidential polls in Anambra state.

Ndubuisi Nwobu, a witness of Atiku, disclosed to the tribunal on Wednesday, June 7, that the presidential election in Anambra state was marred with many electoral malpractices.

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Source: Legit.ng