2023 Elections: Wike Disappointed As BVAS Fails To Accredit Him, Wife

2023 Elections: Wike Disappointed As BVAS Fails To Accredit Him, Wife

Rivers State Governor Nysome Wike has expressed disappointment with the functionality of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine deployed to his polling unit.

Wike and his wife, Justice Suzzette Eberechi Wike, arrived at his polling unit 7 in Ward 9 in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area around 10:30 a.m.

The BVAS, however, was unable to accredit the Governor and his wife, who were the first voters at the pilling unit.

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After more than 20 minutes of unsuccessful attempts, a female electoral official asked the first family members to return.

She stated that technicians will be dispatched to repair the problem. She did so because the difficulty was also felt in other parts of Rivers State.

Wike described the exercise as a failure after a long wait.

He expressed dissatisfaction with the functionality of the machine at his polling station.

The governor also expressed the fear that the failure of the machine could mar the election.

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