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Osun election: Ex-minister decries slow BVAS performance

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Former Minister Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan criticized the slow performance of the BVAS machines during the Osun State governorship election.
  • He noted that at his polling unit, fewer than 200 out of nearly 1,000 registered voters had cast ballots by early afternoon.
  • Adesiyan suggested that an additional BVAS machine was needed to speed up the accreditation process.

Former Minister of State for Police Affairs, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan, has expressed concern over the slow operation of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during the Osun State governorship election.

The exercise is peaceful here. There have not been any problems, only that the BVAS is very slow.

— Alhaji Jelili AdesiyanAdesiyan describing the voting process and the issue with the BVAS machine.

Adesiyan, who voted at Unit 8, Ward 6, Lagere Idiose, Ode Omu, observed that the BVAS machine was taking a considerable amount of time to accredit voters. "The exercise is peaceful here. There have not been any problems, only that the BVAS is very slow," he stated.

He highlighted the impact on the queue at his polling unit, which had nearly 1,000 registered voters. "Up to now, past 2pm, the number of those who have voted, from the information I gathered, is still under 200," Adesiyan reported. He also mentioned that the BVAS was failing to capture some elderly voters, adding to the delays.

In this place, we have almost 1,000 people who registered, most of whom are on the queue to vote. Up to now, past 2pm, the number of those who have voted, from the information I gathered, is still under 200.

— Alhaji Jelili AdesiyanAdesiyan detailing the slow pace of voting due to BVAS performance.

To expedite the process, Adesiyan suggested that the polling unit should be equipped with an additional BVAS machine. Despite the technical issues, he expressed confidence that all registered voters in the queue would be given the opportunity to cast their ballots.

The BVAS is not capturing some of them.

— Alhaji Jelili AdesiyanAdesiyan pointing out a specific issue with the BVAS capturing voters.
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