The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked the allegations of BVAS machine smuggling in Edo, describing it as baseless, unsubstantiated and without merit.
The response follows a petition by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to INEC on Oct. 10, alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members had smuggled the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and voter registers into INEC’s office in Benin.
However, in a statement today, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Anugbum Onuoha, said that the commission had completed its investigation into the allegations and found them to be baseless, unsubstantiated and without merit.
Onuoha reassured the public that at no time were BVAS machines or voter registers compromised or unlawfully accessed by any political party or external party, advising political actors to focus on strengthening democratic principles and avoid actions that could erode public confidence in the electoral system.
