By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that it will ensure that election results are transmitted electronically to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) to promote transparency.
Speaking at the INEC Stakeholders Forum, held in Osogbo on Tuesday, the Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Muhammed Haruna, disclosed that the commission will also deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for accreditation and voter authentication during the election.
According to him, a total of 499,809 applications were processed during the CVR exercise, of which 381,817 resulted in new voter registrations.
He added that the data has significantly expanded the state’s voter register ahead of the governorship contest.
