Ahead of the 2023 general election in Nigeria, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has taken delivery of the last batch of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS.
The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu along side other senior officials of the commission, received the BVAS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital.
Also present at the Airport were officials of the Nigeria Customs Service NCS, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company NAHCO and airport security.
According to the Commission “To facilitate the smooth delivery of the machines, the Commission created four airport hubs in Abuja, Kano, Lagos, and Port Harcourt.
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu revealed that Over the last four months, several flights delivered the BVAS to the designated airports for movement to States of the federation ahead of the elections.
INEC chairman said With the arrival of the last flight in Abuja on Wednesday , the Commission has now taken delivery of the required number of the BVAS for all the polling units in the country and extra machines in line with our contingency provisions for all critical election materials”.
The commission used the opportunity to appreciate the support of all Nigerians in its determination to conduct free, fair, credible, transparent, and inclusive 2023 General Election facilitated by the deployment of technology.
