2023 Polls: INEC Releases Final Evaluation of BVAS Machine
- Nigeria's electoral body, INEC, has claimed that the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the 2023 polls was 98% successful
- This development was announced by the chairman of the electoral body, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, July 4
- Prof Yakubu noted that the commission would release a comprehensive report of its review of the 2023 polls
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FCT, Abuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machine used in the 2023 elections recorded a 98% success rate in uploading results.
This was made known by the commission's chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, July 4, while addressing the Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) in the 36 states at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
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INEC scores BVAS high in new review
According to the INEC chairman, the deployed BVAS machines for the 2023 general election performed better than the 2019 general election.
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He said:
“Our records show that the success rate for BVAS accreditation stands at 98% compared to the Smart Card Reader’s 29.2% during the 2019 General Election.”
As reported by Premium Times, the INEC chairman said reviews are ongoing to gather all evidence of malpractices that transpired during the election so that the perpetrators will be prosecuted.
It was gathered that Tuesday's meeting would be the first meeting between the chairman of INEC and REC officers at the state levels since the conclusion of the 2023 general elections and supplementary election.
INEC confirmed that the review that will be made for the 2023 general elections will focus on all aspects of the electoral activities before, during and after the elections.
At the end of the review exercise, it was also confirmed that INEC received reports from 54 accredited national and international observers.
Meanwhile, the commission's chairman noted that INEC would release a comprehensive report of its review for the 2023 polls.
PEPC: Finally, President Tinubu, INEC, APC open defense at Tribunal over alleged 2023 poll rigging
In another development, the presidential election petition tribunal resumed with President Bola Tinubu and INEC's defence opening on Tuesday, July 4.
This is coming on the heels of the numerous petitions filed against him by Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Similarly, President Tinubu will defend the European Union (EU) post-election report faulting his emergence as winner of the 2023 presidential poll.
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