Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed also said those against the planned deployment of the Bimodal Voter Registration systems for the elections should make their reservations known with sufficient proof, if they have any at all.
He said there was no basis for doubting the credibility or the competence of the electoral umpire to conduct an election, adding that there have been improvements in their processes.
There have been reports of late that politicians who are against the BVAS are trying to use the courts to stop INEC from deploying BVAS and INEC Result Viewing Portal but, the electoral body has consistently restated its commitment and determination to deploy the system for the 2023 general elections.
BVAS is stipulated in the Electoral Act 2022 and it is a technological system that allows the accreditation of voters through biometrics capturing, uploading of results amongst others.
It has been described by many as an upgrade of the smartcard reader used in the last general elections which achieved some results in the country’s electoral process.
