{"id":150676,"date":"2022-02-18T20:10:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=150676"},"modified":"2022-02-18T20:10:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:10:56","slug":"fct-minister-to-inec-work-on-your-bvas-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/18\/fct-minister-to-inec-work-on-your-bvas-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"FCT Minister to INEC: Work on your BVAS machines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ramatu Aliyu, the FCT Minister of State has asked the\u00a0Independent National Electoral Commission to as a matter of urgency improve on the functionality of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation Systems ahead of the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n<p>She stressed that while monitoring the just concluded FCT area council elections, she observed that the exercise was slow at several polling units owing to malfunctioning or faulty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/10\/the-ultimate-winner-is-anambra-people-apga-guber-candidate-soludo-reacts-to-victory\/\">BVAS machines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister, therefore, called on INEC to look into BVAS machines malfunctioning or in the alternative, allow the electorate accredited to vote manually as the nation approaches general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The minister, according to a statement by her Special Assistant on Media , Austine Elemue, stated this at the presentation of certificate of returns to the newly elected chairmen and councillors of the area council on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The statement was titled, \u2018FCT State Minister Tasks INEC On Malfunction BVAS Machines\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It read, \u201cToday is another remarkable day in the history of FCT as we have successfully conducted one of the most peaceful elections in the third tier of government in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elections have been won and lost, but today\u2019s event is for the presentation of certificates of return to the newly elected chairmen of the six area councils and councillors of the 62 wards of FCT. 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