Nigeria is not ready for technology such as BVAS and IReV in this coming election- APC

The country’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV), asserting that Nigeria is not prepared for the usage of such technology.

The electoral supervisor argued that the usage of technology at the time could not be stopped.

The emphasis of the INEC Chairman on utilizing more technology to enhance the electoral process has led to allegations that the ruling party is sponsoring efforts to have him ousted.

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the APC, stated as much when he met a group from the Commonwealth Election Observation Mission on Wednesday night.

“First, I had the honor of serving as a senator,” he said. We are taking a big step by transmitting election results in real time, so our concern is how prepared we are to deploy some of these technologies in regards to transmission.

“To transmit results, Nigeria’s entire nation” Although I’m unsure if the network will cover it, there is no network in some areas of Abuja, and we won’t have energy in such areas until at least February.

The INEC must adamantly tell us that they are ready as of the deadline for transmission results since they mentioned recharging batteries but we know from prior elections that it claims it cannot recharge.