INEC has affirmed to the court and parties that BVAS data has not been tampered with. The electoral body gave the assurance on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. INEC insisted that granting Peter Obi’s request would affect its preparations for the forthcoming governorship and houses of assembly elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Appeal Court is set to rule on INEC’s BVAS reconfiguration application for the presidential election. Recall that LP filed an application to inspect BVAS machines used for the election. INEC opposed LP’s application, citing possible delay in upcoming elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has slated Wednesday to … Read more
INEC has appealed to Tribunal to alter the inspection order granted to Peter Obi and Atiku. The appellate court had on March 3, granted leave to Atiku and Obi to inspect election materials used by INEC to conduct the February 25 presidential election. The commission has requested the court to modify the order so that … Read more
INEC has assured Nigerians that the BVAS machines will be used in state Guber elections. Yakubu gave the information during a REC meeting in Abuja. The INEC chairman also stated that the commission is working to eliminate errors that were witnessed on Saturday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral … Read more
Atiku Campaign has asked INEC to suspend collated results and declare the election inconclusive. A spokesman for the campaign, Daniel Bwala made the call in a statement on Tuesday. He alleged that the election has been marred by irregularities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission … Read more
INEC has commenced the distribution of BVAS and other election materials. The election materials were disbursed to Local Government Areas (LGAs). The distribution process was overseen by all security agencies. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and other sensitive … Read more
The presidential and national assembly elections are only a few days away. Yet, some voters do not know the polling units where they will cast their ballots. INEC says this situation may arise if voters have been migrated to other polling units by the commission or they’ve chosen new voting locations during the last Continuous … Read more
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INEC Chairman has spoken on the tribunal ruling on the Osun Guber elections. The Chairman of INEC was in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to observe the BVAS mock accreditation procedure. According to the Chairman, the BVAS machines didn’t fail at the Osun governorship election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Independent … Read more
INEC was pleased with the results of the Mock Accreditation and the authenticity of the BVAS machines. There were reports of low turnout for the exercise in selected states in the country. According to INEC, the commission is happy with the test carried out. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) … Read more
The BVAS was introduced by INEC for the accreditation of voters through biometric capturing, uploading of polling results and other functions. The electoral commission is performing a mock accreditation exercise to ensure that all is set for the forthcoming elections. INEC has fixed February 25 for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, as well as … Read more
INEC is set to deploy over 3,500 BVAS Machines for Saturday Mock accreditation in Kogi. The commission announced that the machines would subsequently be utilized for the upcoming elections. According to INEC, an unidentified number of the BVAS machines have been set aside as backups for any malfunctioning ones. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
INEC has planned to train Ad Hoc staff ahead of the 2023 elections. Agboke noted that there was a Code of Conduct for the election that all of the ad hoc personnel would sign. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Osun State, corps members supervising officers and collation officers, will be trained on how … Read more
The INEC chairman said the exercise is to test the integrity of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS). He said the commission has solved glitches associated with BVAS. INEC is also expected to provide additional machines in case of malfunction or glitches. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission … Read more
INEC has stated that some politicians are trying to hack into their servers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday alleged that there are efforts by some politicians to hack into its server ahead of the 2023 general elections. The electoral body also noted that political bigwigs are trying … Read more
The INEC chairman has said there’s no going back on the deployment of the BVAS and IReV for the 2023 elections. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the commission will go ahead with its deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System … Read more
Primate Ayodele has sent a stern warning to INEC, urging the electoral body not to allow political parties to stop the use of BVAS in 2023. EKO HOT BLOG report that the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday, issued a warning to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, … Read more
INEC has made fresh revelations about the Bimodal Accreditation System, BVAS, ahead of the 2023 polls. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured Nigerians that the Bimodal Accreditation System, BVAS, will not be hacked during the elections. Dr Lawrence Bayode, the Deputy Director of ICT, INEC, made the revelation … Read more
2023: BVAS Has Put An End To Manipulation Of Election Results – INEC EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the electronic transmission of results cannot be manipulated due to the nature of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Prof. Mohammad Kuna, the Special Adviser to … Read more
INEC Says 2023 Election Results Will Be Collated Manually EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the collation of results of the 2023 general elections will be done manually despite the adoption of electronic transmission of results. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter … Read more