The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has initiated modifications to the accredited voter figures displayed on its Results Viewing (IReV) portal for the Kogi State governorship elections.
This adjustment by INEC follows the earlier report from SaharaReporters, highlighting discrepancies in the number of accredited voters between the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the manually uploaded electoral result sheets in certain polling units within Kogi State.
For instance, as per SaharaReporters’ information on Saturday, BVAS recorded 210 accredited voters at the LGEA School, Enyidudu III Polling Unit in IKARAWORO/IDOBANYERE Ward of Adavi local government area. However, a subsequent check on Monday revealed that this figure had been altered to 441.
At ABADAGI STREET III polling unit in OGAMINANA ward, ADAVI local government, the figure displayed by IREV on Saturday was 240 but it has changed to 758 on Monday while the manual result still contained 760 figures for accredited voters.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that these discrepancies were found in some polling units in Okene, Adavi and Okehi local government areas of the state.
For instance, Ohiana Farm Settlement polling unit, Onyukoko Ward in Okene local government area, IREV displayed 202 (an indication that only 202 voters were captured by BVAS during Saturday election) while 535 were manually recorded as accredited voters at the polling unit with 530 valid votes.
In another polling unit in Onyukoko Ward, IREV shows that 217 voters were accredited on Saturday but the manual result sheet contained 638 accredited votes with 630 valid votes.
