INEC Holds ToT On Processes And Procedures Of Day Activities, BVAS In Preparation for Ekiti State GUBER Election
Oru Leonard
The Training of Trainers (ToT) on The Processes and Procedures of Election Day Activities, Bimodal Accreditation System (BVAS) for Commission Staff in Preparation for EKITI STATE GOVERNORSHIP Election scheduled for June 18th, 2022 was held today 27th May, 2022.
The Training was organised by the Electoral Institute (TEI) in collaboration with the ICT Department with the objective that at the end of the training, participants should effectively operate the BVAS, have the capacity to upload election result on INEC Result portal using INEC Results Viewing Device (IREV) and Coordinate all training activities in line with the 2022 Guidelines and Regulations for the conduct of Elections.
Addressing the participants, the DG, TEI Dr. Sa’ad Umar Idris, urged the participants to take the assignment as a National Service that requires selflessness, commitment and diligence. In his words “Technology has come to stay in the electoral process with the introduction of BVAS, certainly the human interfererence would be drastically reduced”. The DG further admonished participants to focus on the training as it was designed to galvanize their skills to further enhance the credibility of the Electoral process in Nigeria.
The National Commissioner and Chair BEI, Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, represented by the DG, TEI, while declaring the training open, tasked participants to be good ambassadors of the Commission as they represent the Commission while discharging their duties as Trainers and RATECHs before, during and after the elections at the various Local Government Areas.
He thereafter encouraged the participants to be on top of their game. He appreciated the effort put together by TEI in collaboration with the ICT department to train it’s staff on the processes and procedures of Election with emphasis on the newly introduced Technology driven initiatives.
Mr. Amah Ibom who represented the Director, ICT, Mr. Chidi Nwafor underscored the importance of the training as it is expected to ensure that accreditation of Voters at the forthcoming election is hitch free.
Directors Training, Ag. AS, TEI and other Management staff of TEI and collaborating departments were in attendance at the training. Participants at the training include Headquarters Staff, TEI trainers as well as Local Government Training Officers (LGTOs) of Ekiti State who attended virtually.
(INEC Media)
