INEC Chairman Hails BVAS for Curbing Identity Theft in Elections

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, says that the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has effectively solved the protracted challenge of identity theft in Nigeria’s elections.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Dayo Oketola, on Tuesday in Abuja.

The statement quoted Amupitan as making the declaration while speaking at the 2025 Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibitions in Abuja, organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

Amupitan, who was represented by INEC National Commissioner, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, stated that the era of multiple voting and identity fraud was over.

He said that the BVAS signposted a milestone in the nation’s democratic history, having become a ‘foolproof mechanism’ for verification.

Amupitan, who backed his assertion with BVAS data from the recently concluded Anambra Governorship election, noted that the 6,879 BVAS devices configured and deployed for the polls recorded a highly commendable performance. 

He added that over 99 per cent of polling unit results were uploaded to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal on election day.

The chairman said that INEC will continue to engage the NCC and network providers to find ways of addressing the challenge, while actively exploring alternative technologies to bridge the gaps.

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