The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied that the party rejected the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and Results Viewing Portal.
The backtrack is at the backdrop of backlash from Nigerians following a statement by the the National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu during A Commonwealth delegation visit to his office in Abuja
Adamu was quoted to have rejected the use of BIVAS and electronic transmission of election results.
Senator Adamu was quoted to have further expressed doubts over INEC’s capacity to deliver a credible election using the BVAS.
The Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in response the the widespread condemnation declared that the party chairman was quoted out of context.
A statement made available to journalists on Friday read: “A section of the media is awash with comments credited to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu on the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the Results Viewing Portal, otherwise known as electronic transmission of election results, for the 2023 general elections.”
“Media reports that chairman Adamu kicked against INEC’s decision to deploy BVAS and electronic transmission of results is patently false, and constitutes an unfair misrepresentation of the national chairman’s comments.”
“At a meeting with the Commonwealth pre-election delegation, yesterday, Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in response to a question regarding the country’s preparations for next year’s election, the national chairman noted that while preparations were in top gear, he tasked INEC to take effective steps to bridge any gaps that may be created by electricity and telecommunications network challenges in certain outlying voting districts in the country in order to ensure a smooth and successful deployment of BVAS and other technologies to ensure free and transparent elections.”
