The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun uploading results from the ongoing Edo State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
According to the portal, 3,540 out of 4,519 polling unit results have been uploaded, marking a progress rate of 78.34 percent.
Anugbum Onuoha, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Edo State, had earlier assured that the election results would be transmitted electronically.
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In an interview with Arise Television on Saturday, Onuoha explained that the only potential challenge to the electronic transmission of results was poor network connectivity.
However, he emphasized that contingency measures had been put in place to address any disruptions.
He also highlighted the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to verify the identity of voters and determine the total number of voters at each polling station.
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“You know that we have 4,519 polling units across the 18 local governments, and so far we have deployed 4,622 BVAS to the various local governments. And we also have a backup of 660 BVAS,” Onuoha stated.
He went on to say, “We have trained operators for the BVAS. They are ready. The BVAS will accredit the voters, to determine the total number of voters at that polling unit. After accreditation, voting will commence. Once the votes are counted, the results will be uploaded to our IReV.”
Onuoha concluded by reassuring the public that the election would be conducted in a transparent manner. “Rest assured that we’ll conduct an election that we can call our own,” he added.
