Ahead of next month’s general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has concluded plans to conduct a mock accreditation of voters across the country.
Chairman, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.
“For this reason, and in readiness for nationwide deployment, the Commission is conducting a mock accreditation of voters similar to what was done ahead of the recent Ekiti and Osun State Governorship elections. “The Commission appeals to registered voters in the affected polling units to appear on the scheduled date with their PVCs for the mock exercise. Doing so would help to reassure the public of the robustness of our system and to strengthen our processes ahead of the general election. At the end of the exercise, the 436 BVAS machines involved will be reconfigured before they are deployed for the general election.
He added: “I am glad to report that movement of materials for the election to various locations nationwide is being concluded. Training of officials will commence shortly.
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