Ahead of the November 16 governorship elections in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled November 6 for a test run of the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the result upload to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal.
Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday.
According to him, the Commission has designated 12 polling units across six local government areas, covering the three senatorial districts of the state, as centers for the mock accreditation.
The statement reads, “In Ondo Central Senatorial District, the exercise will take place in Akure South and Idanre LGAs.
In Akure South LGA, the centers are Alagbaka Primary School in Akure and Ijapo High School in Akure, while in Idanre LGA, Our Saviour Primary School, Aiyetoro/Owena I, and the open space in front of Plot 6, beside the Teaching Service Commission, Owena, are the designated venues.
“In Ondo North Senatorial District, the two LGAs are Owo and Akoko South West. In Owo, Methodist Primary School, Fajuyi Road, and Imade College Gate, Ajaka Street I, will serve as centers, while the open space at Ago Ajayi, Oba, and L.A. Primary School, Oba, are the designated locations for Akoko South West LGA.
“In Ondo South Senatorial District, the two LGAs are Odigbo and Okitipupa. In Odigbo LGA, the selected locations are St John’s Primary School, Ajue, and Isero Grammar School, Odigbo. In Okitipupa LGA, the open space at Oladipupo Lebi Street by Zhomelo Lodge, and Baptist Primary School, Ode Aye, will serve as centers.”
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The statement further disclosed that “a graphic containing the names and locations of the centers has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.”
INEC appealed to registered voters to come out with their PVCs for the exercise. However, it cautioned that “only registered voters for the designated polling units are invited to participate in the exercise. No voter from another polling unit can be accredited by the BVAS.
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