DELAYED BVAS MAR VOTING KUBWA
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Low voter turnout and issues with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System at different polling stations in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, caused problems during the FCT Area Council elections.
At Polling Unit 044, which is located at LEA Primary School in Kubwa II, only about 50 voters were accredited and voted, even though there are over 700 registered voters.
The Presiding Officer, Abdulmalik Hussaini, confirmed these numbers. He said the turnout was “very, very low.” He explained that voting started at 8:30 am, but not more than the 50 voters had come in.
He added, “We have been here since 8:30 am. The turnout is very, very low. As of now, we have only 50 accredited voters on our BVAS. But regardless, when it is 2:30 pm, we will close voting as instructed.“
Similarly, at Polling Unit 048, the Presiding Officer, Ahmed Tijjani Baba, lamented the low turnout, pointing out that only 50 people had been accredited to vote out of over 750 registered voters.
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At Polling Unit 046, where 770 voters were registered, the Presiding Officer, Abdullahi Yusuf, told our correspondent that there were challenges with the BVAS, which delayed the accreditation of voters.
Our correspondent saw one case where the BVAS delayed for about two minutes before finally accrediting a voter, after previously failing to accredit four voters who had attempted to verify their pictures and fingerprints.
Yusuf said he had attempted to reach the Registration Area Centre (RAC) Technician, but the phone number was unreachable.
“We have been trying to reach the RAC tech to help us address the BVAS, but he has not been reachable. So, that is the challenge we are having,” he said.
He also noted that electoral officers were not provided with chairs and canopies, forcing them to take chairs and tables from classrooms within the school premises and exposing them to harassment by security
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