2023: Last Consignment Of BVAS Arrives – INEC Reveals

Fresh information has emerged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received the last consignment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the 2023 general election.

Naija News reports that the commission in a statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner and chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Wednesday in Abuja, made the revelation.

INEC in the statement disclosed that it’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, other national commissioners, and senior officials of the commission were at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to receive the BVAS.

Okoye revealed that part of the agencies present at the airport to receive the consignment were the INEC team, officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), and airport security officials.

The commissioner advanced that: “In furtherance of the preparations for the 2023 General Election, the Commission, yesterday, 3rd January 2023, received the last consignment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation (BVAS) machines with 52 days to the election.

“To facilitate the smooth delivery of the machines, the Commission created four airport hubs in Abuja, Kano, Lagos, and Port Harcourt. Over the last four months, several flights delivered the BVAS to the designated airports for movement to States of the federation ahead of the elections.

“With the arrival of the last flight in Abuja yesterday, the Commission has now taken delivery of the required number of the BVAS for all the polling units in the country and extra machines in line with our contingency provisions for all critical election materials.”

Okoye appreciated the support of all Nigerians determined to support the commission to conduct free, fair, credible, transparent, and inclusive 2023 general elections facilitated by the deployment of technology.