The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the recovery of 3,817 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, from flood in Edo State. The is even as the September 21, 2024 Governorship election in the State is a week away.
DAILY POST had reported that voters’ enrollment machines, vehicles, among others were destroyed at the INEC Edo State headquarters in Benin City as a result of heavy downpour on Friday, May 24, 2024.
According to the report, the downpour submerged the premises of the Commission. And in the process damaged Voters’ enrollment machines already configured for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Also destroyed were movable and immovable items, including vehicles parked at the premises. Furniture and equipment were as well destroyed by the flood.
This was disclosed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Edo State, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha on Wednesday.
Onuoha made the disclosure during the INEC stakeholders’ meeting on the Edo State governorship election in Benin City.
“We tested all BVAs after the flood to confirm all ports and hardware features are in order. 3,817 BVAs were recovered from the flood. We also received BVAs from neighbouring States for the conduct of the election,” Onuoha said.
The REC added that the BVAS have been charged to ensure that the battery life lasts longer during the election. He also noted that the charging of power banks for power back up have also been completed.
Onuoha, however, appealed to all stakeholders to join the Commission in mobilizing voters for election. He urged those who have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to come out en-masse to vote for the party and candidate of their choice.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said a total of 2,629,025 eligible voters registered to vote during the election.
The Chairman stated that INEC would in the next few days publish the detailed breakdown of PVCs collected for each of the 4,519 polling units across the State.
He also stated that all uncollected PVCs would be mopped up from the 18 Local Government Areas. And would be warehoused in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, until after the governorship election.
source: Daily Post
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