OSUN POLL: Only 75 of 342 voters accredited in Ila unit over BVAS glitch

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By Dayo Johnson, Osogbo

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Voters at Ojude Ala I polling unit in the Iperin Registration Area of Ila Local Government Area of Osun State have expressed frustration over delays in accreditation and voting caused by repeated glitches with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS.

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The polling unit has 342 registered voters, according to the voter register sighted by our reporter.

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However, as of 12:40 p.m., only 75 voters had been accredited and cast their ballots, representing about 22 per cent of the registered voters, while more than 260 others were still waiting to vote.

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A member of the local chapter of the National Road Transport Workers’ Union, Comrade Olaniyan Bamiduro, said the BVAS had malfunctioned three times since accreditation commenced.

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“The BVAS has broken down three times. If not for this problem, I believe everybody would have been attended to by now,” Bamiduro said.

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An INEC ad hoc official also confirmed the delay, saying efforts were ongoing to resolve the technical problems and attend to voters whose accreditation could not be completed.

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The repeated malfunction of the device has raised concerns among voters that the accreditation and voting process could be further delayed.

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Despite the frustration, voters remained at the polling unit, waiting for the technical issues to be resolved and for their turn to cast their ballots.

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