2023: INEC Commences Staff Training on Election Technology Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday commenced the training of its staff on the usage of Bimodal
The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday commenced the training of its staff on the usage of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and other technologies to be deployed for 2023 general elections.
“Of these innovations, most Nigerians are more familiar with the BVAS which doubles as a device for accreditation as well as the upload of the Polling Unit level result sheets to the INEC Result Viewing portal in real-time on election day. The INEC boss added:“Our plan for the 2023 General Election is to commence the training of election officials early and for a longer period of time for optimal understanding of the processes and procedures in order to serve Nigerians better. A key component of this effort is election technology. Today, we begin the process with the training of master trainers to serve as Registration Area Technical Support .
Zuru said that INEC underlying philosophy was to ensure that Election officials imbibe the right knowledge, skill sets and attitude needed for the discharge of their duties and responsibilities towards the conduct of free, fair, credible, inclusive and transparent elections. INEC Director of ICT, Mr. Paul Omokore, presenting the training objectives said that was committed to the improvement of the electoral process driven by its Core Values which has credibility and transparency as part of it mission.