INEC to conduct mock accreditation of voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it’s set to conduct a mock accreditation of voters in preparation for the 2023 general elections.

The National Chairman of the electoral commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made this revelation while having a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners from the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT

He revealed that the electoral commission was set to conduct an accreditation for voters in about 436 polling units across the country.

The Chairman said this would serve as test of the effectiveness of the Biomodial Voter Accreditations System(BIVAS).

He said out of 940,200 PVCs sent to Lagos state, about 839,720 have been collected by the owners as of Thursday.

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