Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday tender additional Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines at the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, in proof of the claim of over-voting made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). PDP and its governorship candidate in last 21 September election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, are challenging the victory …

The Edo State governorship election has raised serious concerns about the credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With widespread reports of vote rigging and discrepancies between the results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) portal and those documented on commission’s result sheets, this election has highlighted flaws that threaten to undermine public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral system. …

In what can only be described as a staggering display of defiance, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recently attempted to avoid being served with a tribunal order aimed at preserving the integrity of election data. This order, directed at securing the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in the recent Edo State governorship election, was issued by …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deploy 11,355 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for voter accreditation in the 11th November governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States. According to The Punch, a top official in the commission, who spoke on anonymity, disclosed this on Sunday. According to INEC, Bayelsa State has 2,244 polling units; Kogi, has 3,508 polling …

Even the most cynical critics of the process and conduct of the 2023 elections delivered by Prof. Mahmud Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would grudgingly admit that some aspects of the exercise were novel and promised some level of quantifiable improvement. Of course, the remarkable introduction of BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System), and INEC’s insistence to abide strictly by …

The ongoing reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used during the presidential and National Assembly elections on 25 February will end on Monday. The Independent National Electoral Commission had postponed the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on 11 March to 18 March in order to be able to reconfigure the BVAS. Consequently, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that over 170,000 polling unit results of the 25 February presidential and National Assembly elections have been uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The commission also said that the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) would be completed by Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. …

With six days to the rescheduled governorship and state assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to fix all glitches that affected the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, the INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal, and other logistics; and also prevent corrupt personnel from being part of the exercise. INEC had scheduled governorship and state assembly …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that warehoused Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) can no longer be used during elections as every voter must be authenticated with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). At the political parties’ polling agent training workshop and Training of Trainers (TOT) in Abuja on Monday, the Director-General of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Dr Sa’ad …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been praised by Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu for implementing the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). The implementation of the new technology, according to Akeredolu, would make it impossible for elections in Nigeria to be manipulated once more. While receiving the outgoing Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Rufus Akeju …