Edo poll: INEC okays date for mock accreditation

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated on Tuesday 10th September 2024 for mock accreditation of voters test-running in Saturday 21st September 2024 Edo State governorship election.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement.

Olumekun said the Commission will conduct the mock exercise will hold at the designated Polling Units from 8.30am to 2.30p.m across the three Senatorial Districts of the State.

He said INEC is test running the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and result upload to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal for the election using live voters in select locations in the State.

The Commission has designated 12 Polling Units across six Local Government Areas (LGAs) covering the three Senatorial Districts of the State as Centres for the mock accreditation.

In Edo Central Senatorial District, the exercise will take place in Eguare Primary School, Eguare 1, and Uwenujie Primary School, Uwenujie, in Esan Central LGA as well as Eguare Primary School 1, Ewohimi, and Eguare Okhuesan (Former L. A. School 1), Emu, in Esan South East LGA.

In Edo North Senatorial District, Usokwi Iyogbe Azama Primary School, Yeluwa, and the polling unit at Institute of Continuing Education Road, Auchi, in Etsako West LGA are the designated centres while Uhonmwora Owere Primary School, Uhonmwora-Ora, and Holy Trinity Grammar School, Sabongidda-Ora, will serve as centres in Owan West LGA.

In Edo South Senatorial District, Western Boys’ High School 1 and Ologbosere Primary School 1 are the designated Centres in Ikpoba Okha LGA while Idia College I and Payne Primary School 1 will serve as centres for Oredo LGA.

INEC appealed to registered voters to come out with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the exercise, noting that only registered voters for the designated polling units are invited to participate in the exercise.

Accordingly, INEC emphasized that no voter from another Polling Unit will be accredited by the BVAS.

A graphic image containing the names and locations of the centres has been uploaded to our website and social Media platforms for public information, INEC said.