By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invited State Chairmen of political parties or their designated representatives to attend the presentation ceremony of the Voters Register of the November 11 off cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.
According to a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the event will take place at the Collation Centres in the State Headquarters of the Commission in Lokoja, Owerri and Yenagoa on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 10.00 am prompt.
Olumekun also said that INEC has finalised preparations to conduct Mock Accreditation of Voters in the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States to test-run the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and upload of polling units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
The INEC statement titled: PRESENTATION OF VOTERS’ REGISTER AND MOCK ACCREDITATION OF VOTERS FOR THE BAYELSA, IMO AND KOGI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS read in parts:
“The Commission held its regular meeting today, Tuesday 10th October 2023 and, among other issues, reviewed preparations for the off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States.
Presentation of Voters Register
For the forthcoming elections, there are 1,056 862 registered voters in Bayelsa State; 2,419,922 in Imo State; and 1,932,654 in Kogi State, making a combined total of 5,409,438 registered voters for the three States.
As provided in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities, soft copies of the complete register of voters for each State will be presented to the political parties participating in the elections. For emphasis, 16 political parties are sponsoring candidates in Bayelsa State, 17 in Imo State and all the 18 parties in Kogi State.
State Chairmen of political parties or their designated representatives are invited to attend the event which will take place at the Collation Centres in the State Headquarters of the Commission in Lokoja, Owerri and Yenagoa on Thursday 12th October 2023 at 10.00am.
Mock Accreditation of Voters
In furtherance of our commitment to deepen the deployment of technology for voter accreditation and result management, the Commission has finalised preparations for mock accreditation of voters in the three States to test-run the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and upload of polling units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
The exercise will take place simultaneously in the three States on Saturday 14th October 2023 from 8.30am to 2.30pm.
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Lessons learnt from the exercise will be taken into consideration to ensure the seamless deployment of both the BVAS and IReV on Election Day. This is strictly a test-run and not the actual election.
Once again, the Commission appeals to registered voters in the selected polling units to turn up with their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for the exercise”.
