The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the configuration of its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and the distribution of non-sensitive election materials ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The commission also disclosed that the Nigerian Air Force had begun airlifting election materials to different states as preparations for the nationwide exercise gathered momentum.
The Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the developments in an interview, explaining that the configuration of the BVAS machines required considerable time and had therefore started early.
“The BVAS are already being configured. It takes a while to configure them, so we have to start early,” Mohammed said.
He added that the distribution of non-sensitive materials was ongoing, with the Nigerian Air Force providing logistical support to facilitate their movement across the country.
“The distribution of the non-sensitive materials for the 2027 election is already on. As we speak, Air Force jets are currently deploying materials to states,” he said.
According to INEC’s published timetable, the presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, while governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections will take place on February 6, 2027.
Campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections are expected to end on January 14, while campaigns for the governorship and state Assembly elections will close on February 4.
The latest preparations follow an earlier disclosure by the commission that it had commenced the movement of non-sensitive election materials to some parts of the country after assessing its level of preparedness across the six geopolitical zones.
An INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with a delegation from Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, led by the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Isaac Parashina.
Gumus said the commission had completed nine scheduled activities and was stepping up preparations following an assessment of its readiness across the country’s six geopolitical zones.
She explained that the exercise was designed to identify logistical challenges, evaluate preparations at the zonal level and determine areas requiring urgent intervention before the elections.
“We have six zones in Nigeria. The purpose is to go around the zones to see how prepared we are, assess what the zones have put in place, the challenges and what to do,” she said.
The national commissioner expressed satisfaction with the progress recorded, noting that the movement of non-sensitive election materials had already commenced.
“Right now, all non-sensitive materials are almost ready. In fact, today, as we speak here, the non-sensitive materials have been lifted to some zones now. I spoke to the commissioner in charge of that,” she added.
The early configuration of BVAS machines and deployment of election materials form part of INEC’s logistical and technological preparations for the 2027 general elections.
The commission is expected to continue its preparations in the coming months, with the deployment of personnel, equipment and other election resources critical to conducting the polls according to its timetable.
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