The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
denied reports that accredited figures of voters in the Kogi governorship
election results uploaded on the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal, were
tampered with.
In a statement on Tuesday, Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s national
commissioner and member of the information and voter education committee, said
“the most accurate and up-to-date Voters’ Accreditation Data is available in
the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), which is used for the
authentication and accreditation of registered voters at various polling units
on election day. It automatically retains the accreditation data of all
voters”.
A news report on Sunday had alleged that there were
discrepancies in the number of accredited voters captured by the BVAS and the
figures contained in the uploaded manual electoral result sheets for some
polling units in Kogi state.
The report said the discrepancies were seen in some polling
units in Okene, Adavi and Okehi LGAs of the state.
However, the INEC national commissioner said the BVAS is
designed to primarily work offline without unternet connectivity.
He noted that when its application is active or in use,
depending on the strength of its connection to the internet, the BVAS automatically
exports the accreditation data to the accreditation backend system (ABS).
Haruna added that the exportation of data does not happen
when the device’s application is inactive or when the internet connectivity is
poor.
“The same experience applies to a situation where more than
one BVAS gadget is used at a polling unit with more than 1,250 registered
voters,” he said.
“This could be compared to a situation when poor network
services delay the delivery of an SMS sent from one individual to another
through a mobile phone.
“At the close of poll, Presiding Officers are expected to
press the data exportation button on the BVAS to ensure that all the
accreditation data are exported to the ABS.
“This process, referred to as synchronization and which is
ongoing, could lead to changes in the accreditation figures as more data flow
in to update the existing figures.
“This is the basis
for the caveat provided on the IReV portal, regarding the accreditation
figures. The accreditation data cannot be changed on the BVAS after the close
of poll.”
The commissioner urged the public to disregard the
misleading report and misinformation.
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