FCT polls: We did mock trial for BVAS – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it conducted a mock proceedings for the update that was done connected the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, successful 289 polling units crossed the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Deputy Director, Information and Publicity of INEC, Wilfred Ifogah, disclosed this connected Thursday erstwhile helium appeared arsenic a impermanent successful an interrogation connected Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’.

He was reacting to the conscionable concluded FCT Area Council election.

“Prior to the FCT elections, we did a mock proceedings for the update that was done connected the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, successful 289 polling units each astir FCT.

“After results are calculated astatine polling units, the presiding serviceman enters this information into the BVAS.

“If the scanned representation of the EC8A form, containing tabulated results, does not align with the accredited elector numbers and figures already recorded successful BVAS, the strategy volition not process the submission until accuracy is verified.

“This indicates an updated BVAS diagnostic enabling it to validate scanned accusation against pre-recorded data, beyond simply capturing and transmitting photos,” helium said.

FCT polls: We did mock proceedings for BVAS – INEC