Ojudu Urges INEC to Fix BVAS Malfunctions in Ekiti

On Saturday, Babafemi Ojudu, a former presidential aide and senator, raised concerns regarding the slow pace of voter accreditation during the Ekiti State governorship election, attributing the delays to malfunctions of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). He reported that the accreditation process at Poll Unit Ere Guru Ward 8 in Ado Ekiti was impressively attended by voters but was hindered by technical glitches that made the process unnecessarily cumbersome.

Ojudu noted that it took nearly 30 minutes for election officials to successfully capture each voter's fingerprint and photograph. He warned that if the situation was not resolved quickly, it could lead to voter apathy, as many voters were left waiting and frustrated.

He called on INEC to deploy technical support to affected polling units to ensure the voting process could proceed without further delays. Ojudu emphasized the importance of addressing these issues immediately to maintain public confidence in the electoral process.