“Media reports that chairman Adamu kicked against INEC’s decision to deploy BVAS and electronic transmission of results is patently false – Felix morka APC’s National Publicity Secretary

Following a huge outcry from the Nigerian citizenry, the All Progressives Congress has reversed course on its recent effort to discourage the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and Results Viewing Portal.

Abdullahi Adamu, the party’s chairman, had raised skepticism about INEC’s ability to conduct a fair election using the BVAS. He said this while speaking to a delegation from the Commonwealth about the general elections of 2023 on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Abuja.

In reaction to the considerable criticism, the party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, said that the party chairman’s comment was taken out of context.

It was reported Felix stated that ;“A section of the media is awash with comments credited to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu on the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the Results Viewing Portal, otherwise known as electronic transmission of election results, for the 2023 general elections.”

“Media reports that chairman Adamu kicked against INEC’s decision to deploy BVAS and electronic transmission of results is patently false, and constitutes an unfair misrepresentation of the national chairman’s comments.”

“At a meeting with the Commonwealth pre-election delegation, yesterday, Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in response to a question regarding the country’s preparations for next year’s election, the national chairman noted that while preparations were in top gear, he tasked INEC to take effective steps to bridge any gaps that may be created by electricity and telecommunications network challenges in certain outlying voting districts in the country in order to ensure a smooth and successful deployment of BVAS and other technologies to ensure free and transparent elections.”