By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA

Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections across the country could be postponed, except the appellate court reverses itself on the relief it granted the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party LP counterpart, Peter Obi.

The court had last week stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from tampering with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS deployed in last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections.

Obi in his application moved by his team of lawyers, led by Mr Alex Ejesieme, SAN, sought six principal reliefs, while Atiku’s lawyer, Adedamola Faloku, sought seven prayers from the tribunal.

Among the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs was: An order granting the applicants permission to do electronic scanning and make photocopies of voter’s registration, and ballot papers used in the conduct of the election for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held on the 25th day of February 2023.

“An order granting leave to the applicants to carry out Digital Forensic Inspection of BVAS machines used for the conduct of the 25th February 2023 election for the Office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

The plaintiffs also sought an order restraining “the First Respondent from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies of them issued”.

The court granted the reliefs and with regards to the BVAS, said; “That leave is hereby granted to the applicants to carry out Digital Forensic Inspection of BVAS machines used for the conduct of the 25th February 2023 Election for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Elections threatened

However, INEC is expected to deploy the same BVAS for the subnational elections, meaning that the commission will have to reconfigure them and make them fit for purpose.

Vanguard checks revealed that it takes an average of five days to configure the BVAS, meaning that the commission has to begin the process of reconfiguration latest by Tuesday.

A source in one of the state offices of the commission who did not want his name mentioned due to the sensitivity of the issue however said the commission would be approaching the courts to vacate the order.

He said: There are over 176,000 polling units. The BVAS is polling units specific, which means that you cannot do a mass reconfiguration. The machines have to be reconfigured individually and those take an average of five days.

“If we leave the BVAS as the court has ordered, it simply means that we cannot use them for the state elections. So, we are approaching the court to seek a way out”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/bvas-saturdays-gov-polls-might-be-postponed-if/

Interesting time ahead.
It is disappointing to observe that the same INEC, which electronically transmitted results successfully in previous elections held(Ekiti and Osun state), suddenly lost its vigour to do the same during the presidential election, resorting to the old fraud-prone manual collation of the 2023 presidential election results. This is to let you know that the few corrupt politicians who destroyed this country want things to remain the same for them.💔

However, we are watching them. Saturday gubernatorial elections must be free and fairly conducted to save the image of our soiled and hybrid democracy.

Toneypen247:
Interesting time ahead.

Surely!

Kangaroo Nation.

Toneypen247:
By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA

Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections across the country could be postponed, except the appellate court reverses itself on the relief it granted the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party LP counterpart, Peter Obi.

The court had last week stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from tampering with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS deployed in last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections.

Obi in his application moved by his team of lawyers, led by Mr Alex Ejesieme, SAN, sought six principal reliefs, while Atiku’s lawyer, Adedamola Faloku, sought seven prayers from the tribunal.

Among the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs was: An order granting the applicants permission to do electronic scanning and make photocopies of voter’s registration, and ballot papers used in the conduct of the election for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held on the 25th day of February 2023.

“An order granting leave to the applicants to carry out Digital Forensic Inspection of BVAS machines used for the conduct of the 25th February 2023 election for the Office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

The plaintiffs also sought an order restraining “the First Respondent from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies of them issued”.

The court granted the reliefs and with regards to the BVAS, said; “That leave is hereby granted to the applicants to carry out Digital Forensic Inspection of BVAS machines used for the conduct of the 25th February 2023 Election for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Elections threatened

However, INEC is expected to deploy the same BVAS for the subnational elections, meaning that the commission will have to reconfigure them and make them fit for purpose.

Vanguard checks revealed that it takes an average of five days to configure the BVAS, meaning that the commission has to begin the process of reconfiguration latest by Tuesday.

A source in one of the state offices of the commission who did not want his name mentioned due to the sensitivity of the issue however said the commission would be approaching the courts to vacate the order.

He said: There are over 176,000 polling units. The BVAS is polling units specific, which means that you cannot do a mass reconfiguration. The machines have to be reconfigured individually and those take an average of five days.

“If we leave the BVAS as the court has ordered, it simply means that we cannot use them for the state elections. So, we are approaching the court to seek a way out”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/bvas-saturdays-gov-polls-might-be-postponed-if/

IF ONLY THEY KNEW!

Of course, they do not because they are damn too empty headed devoid of sense of anything meaningful and of value.

THEY ARE BUNCH OF DOUGH HEADS.

Imagine two candidates subscribers of illusions, second and third position placers laying claim to the first position.

THEY DO NOT YET KNOW HOW BAD THEIR MISADVENTURE LOOKS.

They have started raising clueless alarm that won’t happen. Where are the prophets that was prophesying that this one will enter that one will enter?

Mickykarim:


IF ONLY THEY KNEW!

Of course, they do not because they are damn too empty headed devoid of sense of anything meaningful and of value.

THEY ARE BUNCH OF DOUGH HEADS.

Imagine two candidates subscribers of illusions, second and third position placers laying claim to the first position.

THEY DO NOT YET KNOW HOW BAD THEIR MISADVENTURE LOOKS.

The last time I checked, Nairaland is not a court. 🙄

Mickykarim:


IF ONLY THEY KNEW!

Of course, they do not because they are damn too empty headed devoid of sense of anything meaningful and of value.

THEY ARE BUNCH OF DOUGH HEADS.

Imagine two candidates subscribers of illusions, second and third position placers laying claim to the first position.

THEY DO NOT YET KNOW HOW BAD THEIR MISADVENTURE LOOKS.

Stop fooling yourself. You rejoiced when fourth placed Hope Uzodimma was made the winner and now you don't want same for another Party.

ogologoamu:


Stop fooling yourself. You rejoiced when fourth placed Hope Uzodimma was made the winner and now you don't want same for another Party.

YOU MAY NOT BE WORTH WHATEVER NAME YOU HAVE WITH A ROGUE HEAD EXCEPT YOU CAN PROVE WITH EVIDENCE THE UNFOUNDED NONSENSE YOU THREW OUT OF YOUR ROTTEN HEAD.

Mickykarim:


YOU MAY NOT BE WORTH WHATEVER NAME YOU HAVE WITH A ROGUE HEAD EXCEPT YOU CAN PROVE WITH EVIDENCE THE UNFOUNDED NONSENSE YOU THREW OUT OF YOUR ROTTEN HEAD.

You're sounding like a broken record.

It's better to delay than to do nonsense. If it will take weeks or months for INEC to fix their systems good and fine

Nigerians aren't in a mad rush for election. we're rather eager for better government.

INEC, do the right thing

We are waiting.

Nigeria must be great again in our lifetime whether the evil ones like it or not.

God bless all sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians.

GOD BLESS NIGERIA 🇳🇬 🙏

This will give APC enough time to plan and strategize properly.

APC must win

Mickykarim:


IF ONLY THEY KNEW!

Of course, they do not because they are damn too empty headed devoid of sense of anything meaningful and of value.

THEY ARE BUNCH OF DOUGH HEADS.

Imagine two candidates subscribers of illusions, second and third position placers laying claim to the first position.

THEY DO NOT YET KNOW HOW BAD THEIR MISADVENTURE LOOKS.

Akpa amụ

Nope!

Please they should allow them fo what they want to do..

I know this time, they are going to do the right thing, because all eyes are on them...

Saturday Guber election is sacrosanct,
PDP/LP can't do nothing to change.
We can always revisit after the election.

Labor party and there family parties are always wishing bad news. Make una continue.

How much did they say they spent to get this BVAS?

Calm Down. Like someone already said, ‘There is no court in Nairaland or any social media 🤣 I no talk anything o

Mickykarim:


YOU MAY NOT BE WORTH WHATEVER NAME YOU HAVE WITH A ROGUE HEAD EXCEPT YOU CAN PROVE WITH EVIDENCE THE UNFOUNDED NONSENSE YOU THREW OUT OF YOUR ROTTEN HEAD.

sat70:
Labor party and there family parties are always wishing bad news. Make una continue.

Lol

it's obvious the judge that granted the prayer didn't think ahead, should have given deadline for the forensic scanning of the BVAS.

postpone the election by one week and give deadline for the forensic scanning

ogologoamu:


If not that you're a fool, you should have known that you're a fool.

THE FOOLISHNESS IN YOUR DNA IS PUSHING YOU TO THE ABYSS AND UNTIL YOU GET IT.

You have been challenged and proven to be an absolute CRASS head. Produce and or point at the reference for the HOGWAH you presented about my position on Hope Uzodinmas victory.

DO THAT AND STOP BEING REFERED TO AS UNWORTHY OF WHATEVER USELESS MEANINGLESS NAME YOU BEAR, NEED I INFORM YOU THAT THE NAME IS CALLED "BASTARD".

A registered business gives clients confidence that they are dealing with a reputable organization (REGISTERED BUSINESS).

Do well to register your business today

Wetin concern me? Please I already move on