We have provided for replacement of malfunctioning BVAS during elections- INEC

Oru Leonard

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said that the Commission has provided for the replacement of malfunctioning BVAS during the Presidential and Governorship elections.

Professor Mahmood stated this during the Mock Accreditation exercise held across the country to test the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System’s (BVAS) readiness for the 2023 General Elections on February 25 and March 11, 2023.

In the exercise the Commission deployed 24 members of the Press Corps to cover the exercise in 24 states.

INEC Chairman, in company of his Officials and members of the Press Corps also monitored some polling units within the FCT.

In an interview with Journalists, Mahmood Yakubu said that 12 polling units were designated in each states of the federation and four in the FCT on the equality of the country’s 109 Senatorial Districts for the exercise.