Ondo 2024: INEC Conducts Mock Accreditation Exercise 

Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted mock accreditation of registered voters in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mock accreditation exercise was to test the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the real-time result upload to the INEC Result Viewing portal (IREV).

Correspondent to Unit 25, Ward 13, Oladipupo Lebi Street in Okitipupa Council area, one of the centres for the mock accreditation exercise, revealed that the exercise was hitch-free.

Although, low turnout of voters were noticed, but the process was smooth as the voters waste no time for accreditation and the BVAS machines deployed were working perfectly.

NAN also reports that INEC staff were attending to voters on time and the presence of security personnel was noticed in the centre.

Mr Adedayo Fakorede, INEC official, said the exercise was smooth and hitch-free adding that the voters were cooperative in the process.

“You know today is a working day and that is responsible for the low turnout of voters for the exercise, but I believe more are still coming.

“As you can see the exercise is also smooth and hitch-free, the voters are cooperative, the INEC staff are up and doing, as well as the BVAS working perfectively,” Fakorede said.