Adamu expressed doubt that the use of BVAS and other real-time election results transmission technology would result in a fair and credible outcome in the 2023 elections.
He also mentioned BVAS batteries and network coverage in transmitting results to all parts of the country, claiming that there is no network in parts of Abuja.
He said, “First, I was privileged to serve as a senator. Our concern is how ready are we to deploy some of these technologies as regards transmission because we are taking a major step in transmitting election results in real-time.
“To transmit results to all parts of the country, I’m not sure that the network covers it; I know that even in parts of Abuja there is no network, and we have from now until February when in substantial parts of the country there is no electricity.
“INEC must assure us 100 percent that as of when they are due to transmit results, they are ready because they spoke about recharging batteries. But we heard in previous elections when it said it couldn’t recharge.”
This development comes just days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated unequivocally that the technology would be used in the 2023 elections.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of INEC, said in this in a statement issued on Wednesday titled, ‘A message from the INEC chairman: 100 days to the 2023 general election.’
He reiterated the commission’s commitment to deploying BVAS and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) in the 2023 general election.
Yakubu stated that INEC had made consistent progress in electoral reform and election administration, and that Nigerians’ trust in the electoral process was increasing.
