The newly introduced Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reportedly malfunctioned in accepting Voter’s Card (PVC) of eligible voters for the bye-election for Isoko South Constituency 1 to the Delta State House of Assembly.
BIGPENNGR reports that the BVAS device which ought to simultaneously accredit voters with both fingerprints and photos to ensure the authenticity of the votes, is failing in some polling units across Isoko South LGA, Delta State.
The bye-election to fill the vacant seat at the State House of Assembly is been contested mainly by the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Ovuakpoye Evivie, Comrade Michael Emumena Paul of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Dr Ogaga Ifowodo of the All Progressives Congress (APC).