According to a forum of impartial foreign and domestic observers, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the Bauchi State Governorship and State Assembly elections has decreased election manipulation.
Amb. Charity Erhire, the forum’s coordinator, stated this to reporters on Tuesday in Bauchi.
“We must applaud INEC for using this technology to reduce electoral rigging,” she remarked.
She stated that the forum was pleased with how the state’s elections were conducted.
“Ad hoc staff movements and distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive election materials were completed on schedule.
”The voting began in most of the polling units in a record time, though there were a few cases of late arrival of materials to some polling units due to difficult terrain in some LGAs.
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“There was an impressive turnout of voters in most of the polling units. We also observed that the election was conducted in a peaceful and conducive atmosphere and all the political parties that participated in the section had their party agents in most of the polling units,” she said.
The coordinator said that there were minor challenges in some polling units like controlling the crowd which the security personnel helped in taking care of.
Erhire urged INEC to emphasise on voter education and sensitisation before the conduct of other elections in the country.
She commended Gov. Bala Muhammad for providing a level-playing ground for all candidates and electorate in voring.
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