The ongoing mock accreditation exercise organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election suffered a setback on Saturday after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines developed technical faults across the designated polling units.
The exercise commenced as scheduled at about 8:00 a.m. in selected polling units across the state, with prospective voters arriving to participate in the mock accreditation designed to test the functionality of the BVAS ahead of the governorship poll.
However, reports indicated that the BVAS machines stopped functioning at about 9:36 a.m.
The devices reportedly failed to recognise the fingerprints, facial features and photographs of voters whose details were already contained in the voters’ register, forcing the exercise to a halt in the affected polling units.
INEC had earlier announced that the exercise was intended to assess its level of preparedness for the August 15 governorship election by testing the efficiency of the BVAS under conditions similar to Election Day.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Osun State INEC office, Dayo Olurode, confirmed the development, saying the commission’s technical personnel were working to rectify the fault.
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