2023: INEC Begins Airlifting BVAS Machines To States

By Damilare Adeleye

As the 2023 general election draws closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the airlift of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines to states across the country.

This development is coming as INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, have repeatedly said there was no going back in the use of BVAS and the INEC Results Viewing Portal in the nation’s general election scheduled for February and March 2023.

In a post tweeted to INEC’s verified Twitter page Wednesday, the electoral umpire stated that its chairman, as part of the readiness assessment by the commission, observed the airlift of BVAS machines to other states at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The tweet read, “As part of the readiness assessment by the Commission ahead of the #NigeriaDecides2023 election scheduled for February & March 2023, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, today observed the airlifting of BVAS machines to other states at the International Airport, Lagos State.”