- Safiu Kehinde
Voting exercise has been stalled at a polling unit at the ongoing 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council Election as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arrived with a wrong a Biodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
The polling unit, identified as PU 37/05/03/003 and located at LEA Primary School in Bako, Kwali Area Council, became rowdy as voters stormed the INEC officials’ desk.
Video shared on X showed the officials urging the voters to steer clear of the desk.
The development had sparked mixed reactions from netizens as some slammed INEC over the development, alleging plot to manipulate the election, while others considered it as a sheer human error which will be corrected.
“It’s nothing much, error like this do happen and can be quickly rectified” @Destofluke
“They are testing waters already. If this format works for them today, they will try it February, 2027, in the presidential elections.”@_Bunchus
“Na wetin dey wan do in 2027 dem dey practice….dem dey do testing testing”@taiwoabkuchi2
“The fr@ud has started.”@DavidSp2777
“I swear this country na joke seh cuz how INEC go carry wrong BVAS machine I give up already”@JubrilAdebisi
“When are we going to get it right in this country….. and they budgeted billions of naira for this election”@Seyimi_auto
“This is absolutely unacceptable How can you be doing things kind of thing and expect people to be quite”@tobasthetruth
“Wayo people they don start if the bvs is not okay were is the Ec8 form hmmmmmwayo”@alaowerri4real