INEC defies BVAS forensic examination order – Imo LP claims
The Labor Party in Imo has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied it entry to the BVAS, which might be used for the November 11 governorship election.
Addressing journalists in Owerri on Saturday, the celebration chairman, Callistus Ihejiagwa, added that the denial of entry to BVAS is in disobedience to the November 26, 2023 order of the Electoral Petitions Tribunal, Owerri.
DAILY POST reported that materials inspection purposes have been submitted to INEC by LP, PDP, YPP and APGA respectively.
Mr Ihejiagwa stated forensic examination of election supplies, together with BVAS, was included within the courtroom’s order.
According to him, INEC on Wednesday denied the provision of the BVAS for testing, insisting that solely the fee headquarters reserves the appropriate to grant entry to the BVAS for testing.
However, he stated the fee made solely 65 of the greater than 5,000 BVAS machines out there for testing, however denied LP’s staff of forensic specialists entry to the machines.
He questioned why INEC would “deliberately obstruct the litigation process” in an election the place INEC is barely the referee.
“Contrary to courtroom orders relating to forensic evaluation of BVAS machines, INEC officers are studying licensed numbers from machines with out permitting entry to licensed true copies of card copies for due diligence. .
“We have less than 24 hours to inspect and assemble the BVAS machine and submit our findings to the Election Petitions Tribunal, yet here we are still waiting for access to the machine.”
“The BVAS is specifically included in the court order because the court ordered a forensic examination of the BVAS,” he stated.
Also, Okwudili Anozie, an advisor to LP gubernatorial candidate Senator Asan Achonu, burdened that the courtroom’s order for forensic testing of BVAS machines will assist be sure that the machines haven’t been tampered with earlier than or after the election. did.
He reiterated the celebration’s confidence within the judiciary for the administration of justice and condemned INEC’s disobedience to the order.
However, DAILY POST gathered that INEC’s Voter Education and Public Relations Officer, Ms. Emanuela Ben-Opara, confirmed on Tuesday that each one the supplies requested for inspection have been prepared and awaiting inspection. I remembered.
Source: dailypost.ng