Appeal Court Rejects Obi’s Request To Stop BVAS Reconfiguration

Appeal Court Rejects Obi’s Request To Stop BVAS Reconfiguration

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has approved the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) application to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the presidential election on February 25.

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh ruled that the reconfiguration was necessary to allow the commission to conduct the March 11 governorship and state assembly elections.

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The panel was ruling on an application by Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi for access to inspect and certify sensitive materials used in the election’s conduct.

However, the panel denied the application to prevent INEC from reconfiguring the BVAS.

The panel stated that INEC’s submission that the accreditation data from the 176,000 BVAS used in the election would be uploaded and stored in the server’s backend was not challenged or disputed by Obi and the LP, and thus they were deemed admitted.

The panel also granted the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and President-elect, Bola Tinubu, access to inspect sensitive materials used in the presidential election in order for him and the party to defend the petitions filed against them.

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