Tunde Sholanke
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday took delivery of yhe last consignment of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines in Abuja .
A statement by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC,conveyed the receipt of the machines on Wednesday.
The commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, National Commissioners and senior officials of the Commission were on hand at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to receive BVAS and were received on arrival by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) and airport security officials,he said.
He added:”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”.
He expressed the commission’s appreciation for the support of all Nigerians in its determination to conduct free, fair, credible, transparent, and inclusive 2023 General Election facilitated by the deployment of technology.
