Off-cycle polls: Ex-minister writes INEC for BVAS data

A former minister of aviation, Osita Chidoka, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avail him of comprehensive accreditation data from the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in the conduct of last Saturday’s 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. Chidoka’s media aide, Ikechukwu Okafor, said on Wednesday […]

A former minister of aviation, Osita Chidoka, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avail him of comprehensive accreditation data from the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in the conduct of last Saturday’s 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.

Chidoka’s media aide, Ikechukwu Okafor, said on Wednesday in a statement that the former minister made the request through the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) and that his request was officially received and acknowledged by INEC.

He also said that he is determined to fully pursue justice and transparency and that should INEC not respond substantively within the seven-day period mandated by law, he was prepared to initiate legal proceedings, as some lawyers are on standby to pursue legal enforcement of his right to information under the FOIA if necessary.

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Confirming the receipt of the request, Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, told Daily Trust that the commission received the letter and that it would act according to the law.