The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ekiti State election, Dr Wole Oluyede, has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, alleging that technical issues disrupted the voting process at his polling unit.
Oluyede cast his vote at Polling Unit 6, Ward 3, Osagburu Family Hall, where he complained that the accreditation device was operating slowly and preventing many voters from participating promptly.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, only six voters had been accredited since voting commenced at about 8:30 a.m., largely due to challenges with the BVAS machine.
INEC officials were reportedly making efforts at the polling unit to resolve the technical problems and improve the functionality of the device.
Speaking after voting, Oluyede criticised the process, saying, “The electoral process is nonsense. A lot of my people are yet to vote because the BVAS is not functioning properly.
“I am not happy with the current electoral process; this is not the first time that the machine is being faulty at my polling unit.
“I am going to make adequate reports of these irregularities to the appropriate authority,” he said.
The PDP candidate urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure greater transparency in the conduct of elections.
Oluyede also alleged that some of his supporters were being intimidated at different polling units, describing the situation as contrary to democratic principles.
“Some of my followers are being harassed at the polling units by security agencies and no media is reporting the incident.
“I have cast my vote but I will still wait to ensure that all my supporters also cast their votes,” he said.
