Our reporter
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled a mock accreditation exercise for Tuesday, September 10, 2024, as part of its preparations for the upcoming Edo State governorship election slated for September 21, 2024.
This announcement was made by Mr. Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, in a statement released on Tuesday.
The mock accreditation will be conducted between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at selected Polling Units across the three Senatorial Districts of Edo State. The primary aim of this exercise is to test the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the process of uploading results to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal, using live voters in specific locations within the state.
INEC has designated 12 Polling Units across six Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the three Senatorial Districts as centers for the mock accreditation. The selected locations are as follows:
– Edo Central Senatorial District:
– Eguare Primary School, Eguare 1, Esan Central LGA
– Uwenujie Primary School, Uwenujie, Esan Central LGA
– Eguare Primary School 1, Ewohimi, Esan South East LGA
– Eguare Okhuesan (Former L. A. School 1), Emu, Esan South East LGA
– Edo North Senatorial District:
– Usokwi Iyogbe Azama Primary School, Yeluwa, Etsako West LGA
– Polling Unit at Institute of Continuing Education Road, Auchi, Etsako West LGA
– Uhonmwora Owere Primary School, Uhonmwora-Ora, Owan West LGA
– Holy Trinity Grammar School, Sabongidda-Ora, Owan West LGA
– Edo South Senatorial District:
– Western Boys’ High School 1, Ikpoba Okha LGA
– Ologbosere Primary School 1, Ikpoba Okha LGA
– Idia College I, Oredo LGA
– Payne Primary School 1, Oredo LGA
INEC has called on registered voters in the designated Polling Units to participate in the exercise, urging them to bring their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The Commission emphasized that only registered voters in these specific Polling Units will be accredited by the BVAS, and no voters from other Polling Units will be allowed to participate in the mock exercise.
For public convenience, INEC has uploaded a graphic image containing the names and locations of the mock accreditation centers to its website and social media platforms. This is part of the Commission’s broader effort to ensure transparency and preparedness ahead of the Edo State governorship election.
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