Elections: Jonathan states the causes of glitches

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that automating the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the Results Viewing Portal (IREV) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would enhance public confidence in the electoral process.

Jonathan made this remark on Tuesday in Abuja during the YIAGA Africa reflection conference, which focused on democratic elections in West Africa.

The former president explained that the issues surrounding the malfunctioning of IREV during the 2023 presidential election could have been avoided if the technologies had been fully automated to minimize human intervention.

“The issue of controversy about BVAS and IREV for example, if BVAS captures data, that data should be automatically uploaded to the IREV.

“It should not depend on an interface by a human factor who will not come and tell us about glitches. Because if it is so automated that no human factor will stop it then of course it will be seamless.

“But if I am to direct the BVAS before the BVAS is supposed to do the work that has been automated then I can do what I think soothes my interest,” Jonathan said.

The former president acknowledged that while technology alone has not resolved all the issues in Nigeria’s electoral system, it remains crucial, and improvements are essential.

The BVAS and IREV are new technologies implemented by INEC to manage voter accreditation and the electronic transmission of results during elections.

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