Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
In furtherance of the preparations for the 2023 General Elections,the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has taken delivery of its last consignment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines.
Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday saying that INEC’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, National Commissioners and Senior Officials took delivery of the machines on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company and Airport Security officials were at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to receive the INEC team.
“To facilitate the smooth delivery of the machines, the Commission created four airport hubs in Abuja, Kano, Lagos, and Port Harcourt.
“Over the last four months, several flights delivered the BVAS to the designated airports for movement to states of the federation ahead of the elections,” Okoye said
He said with the arrival of the last consignment in Abuja on Tuesday, INEC had now taken delivery of the required number of BVAS machines for all polling units in the country.
He added that the consignment included extra machines in line with the Commission’s contingency provisions for all critical election materials.
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The Commission thereby appreciated the support of all Nigerians in it’s determination to deploy technology in the conduct of free, fair, credible, transparent and inclusive 2023 General Elections.