The mock accreditation exercise conducted across Anambra state by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of February twenty-fifth and March eleventh general elections recorded high level of success.
The Anambra State Resident Electrical Commissioner, Dr. Queen-Elizabeth Agwu led monitoring of the exercise in selected six local government areas of the state.
The mock accreditation with BVAs machines took place in Anambra East, Onitsha South, Awka South, Idemili North, Nnewi North and Orumba North Local Government Areas.
At Igboezunu Aguleri, Okene Ward One, the mock accreditation exercise started at around past nine o’clock in the morning; where fourteen persons were accredited at about eleven o’clock in the morning.
The situation was the same at Fegge Two, Silas Works Road Two, Odoakpu One, Pioneer Primary School in Onitsha and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Ward One, Igbariam respectively.
ABS observed that accreditation with the BVAs machine took about five minutes to capture and identity each voter without hitches, while those who were accredited expressed happiness with the exercise.
Speaking after the monitoring exercise , the Anambra REC, Dr. Agwu said the mock accreditation has proven that INEC is ready to conduct free, fair and credible election come February twenty-fifth and March eleventh; with the amount of upgrade they embarked upon.
She expressed satisfaction that for once; INEC will give Nigerians no reason to complain after election, since the BVAs will capture the name, face, time, thumbprint of every electorate, noting that there will be no rigging; as no one would be able to vote twice, having been captured once by the BVAs.
She encouraged Anambra electorate to prepare to cast their vote with confidence, assuring that the right thing will be done this time around.
Speaking at some of the polling units visited, some community stakeholders, including Barrister John Chidozie, Ben Okoye, Hero Echezona, and Ifeanyi Ede, applauded INEC for the much improvement they witnessed with the BVAs machine, and expressed hope that it will work the way it did during the mock accreditation on the election days.
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