INEC to conduct mock accreditation for upgraded BVAS in Anambra

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to behaviour a mock accreditation workout successful Anambra State to trial the functionality of its upgraded Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) up of the November governorship election.

In a connection issued connected Saturday by the Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Eta-Messi, the committee said the workout volition clasp connected Saturday, October 25, crossed selected polling units successful the state’s 3 senatorial districts.

According to INEC, the mock workout is designed to measure the BVAS’ effect clip and the ratio of effect uploads connected the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal, arsenic portion of preparations to guarantee a creaseless electoral process.

“The mock accreditation workout volition alteration INEC to trial the upgraded BVAS, measure its effect time, and guarantee seamless transmission of results connected the IReV portal up of the main election,”the connection read.

The committee listed polling units successful Awka South, Idemili North, Oyi, Anambra East, Aguata, and Orumba North section authorities areas arsenic those selected for the exercise.

INEC encouraged voters successful the chosen locations to enactment actively, noting that their engagement would assistance fine-tune the commission’s technological and operational systems earlier the governorship poll.

Meanwhile, INEC announced that the postulation of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for recently registered voters volition commence connected Wednesday, October 22, and extremity connected Sunday, October 26.

It advised those who participated successful the caller Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) workout to cod their PVCs from the registration areas wherever they primitively registered, stressing that postulation by proxy volition not beryllium allowed.

“All registered voters are urged to cod their PVCs wrong the specified play to beryllium eligible to ballot successful the forthcoming governorship election,” the connection added.

INEC reaffirmed its committedness to transparency, efficiency, and stakeholder assurance arsenic preparations intensify for the 2025 Anambra governorship election.

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