The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said it will conduct a mock accreditation using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and upload polling units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) for the forthcoming off-cycle Governorship elections scheduled for Saturday 11th November 2023.
The test run, it said, will take place simultaneously in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States on Saturday 14th October 2023 from 8.30am to 2.30pm.
According to a statement by National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun on Monday, a maximum of three polling units in each Senatorial District have been identified across each of the three States, covering a total of nine Senatorial Districts and 27 polling units.
He added that lessons learnt from the exercise will be taken into consideration in ensuring a seamless process on Election Day.
“Full details of the polling units, including their locations by Local Government Area (LGA), Registration Area (RA)/Ward, Delimitation Code and number of registered voters have been uploaded to our website and social media platforms.
“The Commission appeals to registered voters in the selected polling units to turn up with their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for the exercise”, he said.
He further advised the public to note that this is strictly a test accreditation exercise and not the actual election.
