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Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, has said that the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) technology used in the 2023 elections recorded a 98 per cent success rate.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Tuesday while addressing the Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of all the states of the federation at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

BVAS is the machine used to accredit voters using their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and fingerprints or face recognition technology.

Mr Yakubu, a professor, said the BVAS technology deployed for the elections showed a significant progress of 98 per cent success rate compared to the 29.2 per cent of the Smart Card Readers in the previous 2019 general elections.

“Our records show that the success rate for BVAS accreditation stands at 98% compared to the Smart Card Reader’s 29.2% during the 2019 General Election,” he said.

Mr Yakubu added that the commission is looking at all the evidence of infractions during the election, including prosecuting offenders.

The meeting with the RECs is the first of the activities to review the 2023 general elections held on 25 February and 18th March and supplementary elections in some constituencies on 15 April.

INEC said the review will focus on all aspects of the electoral activities before, during and after the elections.

At the end of the internal review and stakeholder engagement, the INEC boss said the commission would publish a comprehensive report.

He added that the commission had received reports from 54 accredited national and international observers.

“We will give equal prominence to all the reports and review them in a holistic manner to ensure that necessary lessons are learnt from their conclusions and recommendations. As a Commission, we hope to continue to count on the of stakeholders to improve the electoral process in Nigeria,” he said.

2023 elections ‘most prepared’ –Yakubu

Despite logistical challenges experienced on Election Day, particularly the presidential elections, Mr Yakubu said the 2023 general election was one of the most meticulously prepared for recently.

He said preparations for the 2023 polls began immediately after the 2019 elections.

He said: “Learning from previous experiences, we started preparations immediately after the 2019 General Election, carefully ticking the necessary boxes over four years. The need to learn from both the positives and the shortcomings makes the stocktaking that we are embarking on today essential.”

Mr Yakubu listed the ‘positive stories’ from the election, including the stemming of security challenges that threatened to derail the elections.

According to him, the currency and fuel scarcity that characterised the days before the elections did not also affect the conduct of the elections as polls continued on the same day.

“Concerns that the perennial insecurity across the country will disrupt the polls fizzled out on Election Day as the elections were largely peaceful,” he said.

“Despite currency and fuel challenges and widespread attacks on our personnel and facilities nationwide, the commission proceeded with the election as scheduled. The first set of elections, the Presidential and National Assembly, held as planned for the first time in the last four General Elections conducted in the country.”

‘Most diverse outcome’

Mr Yakubu said the overall outlook for the elections suggests that “it is a fair reflection of a complex multi-party democracy.”

He said the 2023 elections produced the most diverse outcomes ever recorded since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.

“Today, five political parties produced state governors, seven parties won senatorial seats, eight are represented in the House of Representatives, and nine in State Houses of Assembly,” he said. “The 10th National Assembly is certainly the most diverse in party representation since 1999.”

Mr Yakubu, however, acknowledged some challenges recorded during the elections, stating that the commission is determined to address them as it prepares for the future elections.

https://www.timesng.com/news/top-news/607929-inec-begins-review-of-2023-polls-says-bvas-recorded-98-success.html

EU: what is your proof to show the election was free and fair.

Yakubu: They were free and fair because Labour Party won Abia State gubernatorial election.

Kikiki... 😆😅😂😂
Dey play. Script straight from Mushin, Lagos.
Some funny lost boys went to one European hotel that promised them a clean room for their discussions. They started doing intercom with one Baba in another hotel. The lost boys didn't know that the teacups and tray were all bugged. Ozwor, una go PACK YOUR BAGS AND GO.

Yes oo
.the same INEC they have been castigating also conducted Abia state election

"Today, five political parties produced state governors, seven parties won senatorial seats, eight are represented in the House of Representatives, and nine in State Houses of Assembly,” he said. “The 10th National Assembly is certainly the most diverse in party representation since 1999.”

So this is Mahmood Yakubu's definition of a free and fair election

He's an idiot

INEC seems not to understand how they have made mockery of Nigerians by simply playing to the politicians book .

First the essence of the BIVAS And IREV portal is to help curb manipulation of results at collations point yet INEC couldn't achieve that.

You can't be a judge in your own case?

The same INEC that one of it's IT top official who was in court to defend INEC itted that only 31% of results in IREV is correct, meaning 69% wasn't correct.
Please if someone scores 31% in any subject in WAEC will he/she not be giving F9 or E8 or 124 in JAMB won't the person be asked to rewrite JAMB the upper year cos he didn't merit the cut off mark?

In sane country, Yakubu ought to be arrested before Emefiele cos he committed greater crime more than Emefiele, but since his manipulation favoured APC he is a good man to them.

All foreign observers like EU, YIAGA Africa, AU etc scored the election very low, PDP, LP, NNPP and other political parties scored the election very low, activist like scored the election very low but only INEC and APC and minions are saying otherwise.

One of the reasons why INEC keep manipulating results during election us that the don't get punished for it when courts rules otherwise by declaring another person winner during election.
If INEC officials are being jailed after court declares another candidate winner instead of the once announced by INEC, rigging would have been a thing of the past.

2023 general elections was the best and credible elections in the history of Nigeria

helinues:
Yes oo
.the same INEC they have been castigating also conducted Abia state election

You know how Abia election was won courtesy of the incorrigible returning officer, don't you?

Baba you are going to jail. Stop making noise

There was a Country.

The same BVAS and IREV that INEC is desperately denying all the information therein as far the 2023 election is concerned? Yakubu is a big joker. INEC is a criminal enterprise

Good

Another Lamba

Yes o

Make those wey dey find stolen mandate continue dey find rubbish

Lol

Who go say he himself no do well?


Nobody criticises themselves no matter how awful they were in their own activity.


BVAS recorded 98% success and Eye Neck was everywhere in the court crying 'glitches'? 😂

Eye Neck, the appendage of APC, balkanised by mauhood!






On a special note😡, I would like to call out the overzealous that banned me even when I never flouted any of their 'useless' rules which they themselves don't adhere to, may Tinubu and Nigeria happen to that . 😡

BVAS 98% .....



BVAS will favour me and my family...

Successful failure you mean..??

BVAS....was used for accreditation of voters... 💯

BVAS...was used to take pictures of polling units results sheets.... 💯

BVAS ....was supposed to be used to the result sheet on IREV for:

In real time..House of Assembly elections.... 💯

In real time...Senate elections.... 💯

In real time... Presidential elections...0%

Well, I think BVAS truly did well in the last elections...performing the task it was deployed to perform.

Why the Presidential election was not ed in real time is why opposition are in the Tribunal..we wait for the outcome.

Is IREV results a MUST for collation of results or with hardcopy results sheet and images of result sheet on BVAS enough for collation of results......Tribunal will answer that.

It's well

yarimo:
2023 general elections was the best and credible elections in the history of Nigeria

Children of hate will not agree with you. To them,If Labouring party did not win in a place, it must have been rigged.

Liars

Everything was fine, until it was time to presidential election to the irev portal... Criminals.

INEC is acting like a Political party.

Just ing...

God bless Professor Mahmoud, God bless INEC, God bless President TINUBU, God bless all true and patriotic citizens of Nigeria who genuinely love this Country and wish her well from the bottom of their hearts, God bless the Nigeria.

May God continue to confound the schemes and endeavours of our haters who daily speak evil about this country they so much love to hate.

How can you be a judge in your own case? You can't write an exam an mark your script. The real judges, unbiased election observers like the EU EOM have given their verdict. We know the truth