The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has responded to a Freedom of Info (FOI) request for the accreditation particulars of all polling models within the current Bayelsa Imo and Kogi states.
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, had written to INEC requesting the small print a day after the elections held on 11 November.
The small print requested by Mr Chidoka, a member of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP), are the figures on accredited individuals extracted from the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) after the elections.
“I request the accreditation knowledge generated by the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used through the elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states,” he wrote within the letter addressed to the INEC Chairman, a duplicate of which was posted on his X deal with.
He requested that the information ought to embrace detailed accreditation figures for all polling models, in addition to aggregated totals for every Registration Space (Wards), Native Authorities Space (LGA), and the respective states.
INEC Responds
Mr Chidoka on Thursday took to his X web page to reveal that the electoral fee had responded to his letter by offering him with the requested particulars.
INEC’s response consists of the BVAS accreditation for all the polling models the place elections happen through the elections.
It was accompanied by a certification letter from the fee’s Info Communications Expertise (ICT) division, in response to the copies posted by Mr Chidoka.
“I hereby determine/certify that the doc hereunder being knowledge generated from the Pc of the ICT Division of the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee Headquarters Abuja with respect to Voter Accreditation figures for the 11 and 12 November, 2023 Governorship Election in Bayelsa State, was produced throughout a interval over which the pc was used commonly to retailer or course of info regarding the actions of the fee together with electoral actions,” INEC Assistant Director, Shiaka Aminetu, wrote within the certification letter accompanying the information.
In his put up, Mr Chidoka, who was the director of Voter Intelligence, Technique and Coverage Analyst of the PDP Presidential Marketing campaign Council, appreciated the fee, noting that the response marks a big milestone in Nigeria’s pursuit of clear and accountable governance.
He stated he had additionally commenced work on digitising and visualising the report.
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“This unprecedented compliance by INEC is a testomony to what could be achieved via persistent efforts and the braveness to enterprise into uncharted territories,” he stated.
“This act signifies a hopeful starting in our collective effort to make sure that authorities companies are usually not simply answerable to the legislation but in addition to the individuals they serve.”
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11 November elections
The three off-cycle governorship elections held concurrently within the three states have been the primary elections performed by the electoral fee for the reason that disputed 2023 Common Elections.
Whereas the PDP candidate received in Bayelsa State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates received in Imo and Kogi states.
In its election remark report, the Civil Society Organisation, State of affairs Room, stated INEC’s efficiency was subpar and described the election as a setback for Nigeria’s democracy.
Noting experiences of consequence falsifications and logistical challenges, the organisation stated INEC didn’t present that it had realized from the errors of the previous.
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