INEC to Conduct Mock Voting on November 28 for 2027 Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled a nationwide mock voting exercise for November 28 as part of its preparations for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced this during a dialogue at Chatham House in London, organized with the Kimpact Development Initiative.

The mock exercise aims to test the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and electronic results transmission to ensure their functionality before the presidential election. Amupitan stated that the exercise would occur across all states of the federation and is intended to confirm the proper operation of the accreditation and results transmission systems.

He also mentioned new technical measures to prevent inaccurate results from being uploaded to the Result Viewing Portal, IReV. Additionally, INEC has improved its election technology, built climate-controlled storage for BVAS machines, and reduced the number of registered voters per device.

Amupitan confirmed that INEC has received part of its budget for the elections and expects the remaining funds to be released before the end of November.