The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 28, 2026, for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The exercise is aimed at testing upgrades to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the electronic transmission of election results ahead of the presidential and other elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), disclosed this on Thursday during a dialogue at Chatham House in London, organised in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative.
The event was themed, “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot.”
According to a statement issued in Abuja and signed by the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, Amupitan said the exercise would simulate the presidential election and allow the commission to assess the reliability of its electoral technology.
“On the 28th of this month, we will conduct a mock accreditation and voting exercise across all states of the federation to simulate the presidential election and verify that we have gotten both accreditation and electronic result transmission right,” he said.
The INEC chairman also disclosed that the commission had introduced additional technical safeguards to prevent inaccurate polling unit results and figures indicating over-voting from being uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal.
Meanwhile, the commission said it had commenced the distribution of non-sensitive election materials to some states as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections.
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