By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that it will ensure that election results are transmitted electronically to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) to promote transparency.
Speaking at the INEC Stakeholders Forum, held in Osogbo on Tuesday, the Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Muhammed Haruna, disclosed that the commission will also deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for accreditation and voter authentication during the election.
According to him, a total of 499,809 applications were processed during the CVR exercise, of which 381,817 resulted in new voter registrations.
He added that the data has significantly expanded the state’s voter register ahead of the governorship contest.
His words, “The Commission will deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for voter authentication and accreditation, and results will be electronically transmitted to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) to ensure transparency — the same technology combination that delivered a 96 percent BVAS functionality rate and a 98 percent IReV completion rate in Ekiti.
“The Commission has conducted its Continuous Voter Registration exercise, enrolling 381,817 new voters in Osun State, with a total of 499,809 applications processed during the CVR phase”.
While stressing the need for every stakeholder to rise against vote buying in the nation’s elections, Haruna said the commission is working with anti-graft agencies to tackle the menace, which has become a major threat to election credibility.
“The single most alarming development in the Ekiti State Governorship Election, and the most urgent challenge we collectively face going into Osun, is the brazen, widespread, and openly reported phenomenon of vote buying.
“We hear those concerns. We share them. And we are determined that what happened in Ekiti will not fester and worsen in Osun.
“Let me be direct about the law. Section 22 of the Electoral Act 2026 is unambiguous: vote trading is a criminal offence punishable by a fine of not less than five million naira, imprisonment of up to two years, or both, plus a ten-year disqualification from contesting any public office in Nigeria”, he added.
