London, Jan. 17, 2023 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct mock accreditation nationwide ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Tuesday while speaking at the Chatham House in London.
He said the mock accreditation would be carried out across selected polling units to ascertain the integrity of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System before the main elections would begin in February.
The INEC boss said the BVAS machines to be deployed in the 774 local government areas had been tested and the functionality of the machines was impressive.
He also said that back up machines would be readily provided in case of system failure, adding that with all preparations on ground, the commission was really “comfortable and happy.”
“We have the machines for the 2023 elections, but we didn’t want to take chances.
“Each and every machine has been tested and confirmed functional.
‘For the last two weeks, our officials were in the 36 states of the federation testing these machines and the functionality is simply encouraging,” (GBN)
