Gov Douye Diri on Sunday commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the successful introduction and deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
INEC
introduced and tested the new voter accreditation device on Saturday in the
Isoko South Constituency 1 bye-election into the Delta State House of
Assembly.
Diri in a
statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, said the
successful deployment of the device ensured the accreditation and voting
process were fair and credible.
The
Bayelsa governor expressed the optimism that deployment of the right technology
alongside INEC's sincerity portended good signals for future elections in the
country.
He noted
that once INEC got the accreditation process right with proper usage of
technology to electronically transmit the results of elections, the outcome
would reflect the true wishes of the electorate.
While
urging the electoral umpire to ensure forthcoming elections in Anambra, Osun
and the 2023 general election were free, fair and credible, the Bayelsa
governor said INEC's honesty would instil confidence in the electoral process.
"The
successful introduction of the new voter accreditation system in Saturday's
bye-election in Delta State raises a lot of hope for future credible elections.
“INEC's
sincerity with the electoral process would instill more confidence and bring
credibility to elections in the country. I therefore commend Prof. Yakubu and
INEC for the bold steps to raise the bar of credible elections.
"I
urge the electoral umpire to ensure forthcoming elections in Anambra, Osun as
well as the 2023 general election benefit from the introduction of technology
to clean up our electoral process and make our elections more credible."
Diri said.
Diri
equally congratulated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Evivie Ovuokporie, who was declared winner of the bye-election by INEC.
He said once
the process is right, a winner that reflected the wishes of the people would
always emerge.
Diri also
congratulated his Delta counterpart, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and the PDP family for
the party's victory at the poll.
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