Presidential Elections: Between Ghana, Nigeria: 7 reasons BVAS may never work in Nigeria — Investigation
The growing concern in some quarters over the inability of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct free, fair and credible elections again gained gravitas last week in the wake of Ghana’s successful presidential elections.
Only Corps members will handle BVAS, INEC Chair declares
.Inspects National Collation Centre .Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, others signs peace accord Wednesday Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has expressed its readiness for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections, insisting that only Corps members would handle the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS during the polls. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this […]
Tension over RECs, BVAS, court cases, 7 other issues
This report examines issues facing voters as they cast their ballots on Saturday.
We’ll deactivate BVAS from backend if snatched by hoodlums – INEC
“If a BVAS is snatched, we have a system in place that can deactivate that particular BVAS,” said Bayode.
BVAS: INEC to conduct mock voter accreditation in 436 PUs
As part of its self-assessment mechanisms in the lead-up to the February/March general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has concluded arrangements to conduct a nationwide mock accreditation exercise, using its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS.
C’River: We have confidence in BVAS, those against it are electoral criminals – Sen Onor
…says state enveloped in darkness as far as good governance is concerned By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River state, Professor Sandy Onor has described those kicking against the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during the 2023 elections as electoral criminals. The Senator […]
BVAS, IReV, must stand!
WHEN the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, raised the alarm a couple of months ago that some fifth columnists are working against the use of proven technology to fight rigging in the 2023 general elections, some accused them of being false alarmists. CUPP had claimed that the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC’s, Voter’s Register was […]
BVAS: INEC yet to assure us of its capacity to deliver — Tinubu
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Few days after the national chairman of his ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu questioned the planned deployment of the Biometric Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, for next year’s general election, presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said the electoral umpire is yet to assure Nigerians of […]
BVAS: Adamu recants, says APC not opposed to new electoral technologies
Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has disclaimed reports that he is opposed to the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Results Viewing Portal IReV for next year’s general election. At a news conference on Thursday in […]
INEC must improve its BVAS
THE Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, developed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to inject technological impetus into our electoral system must be worked on to minimise the suffering of voters. It has caused a lot of anger and frustration in the three instances it was deployed. These were the Isoko South 1 State […]
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Let’s talk about BVAS [Opinion]
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral axCommission, INEC, deployed a new gizmo in #AnambraDecides2021. It’s called the Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS. Anambra was not the first time INEC had deployed BVAS. Its first promenade was in the Isoko South Constituency 1 bye-election in Delta State on September 10, 2021 in which “some […]
