Voter accreditation was delayed in parts of Ekiti as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) hit a snag during the capture of biometrics of several elderly persons.
Residents of Ekiti in south-west Nigeria are currently voting to elect a governor.
At Polling Unit 007 in Ado ‘J’ Okesa, a 90-year-old woman was unable to complete biometric verification as the machine failed to capture her facial image and fingerprints.
Similar difficulties were reported in other polling units where the BVAS repeatedly failed to recognise elderly voters, leading to delays and queues.
At Ugele/Arokun Ward 006 in Ikere LGA, BVAS difficulties slowed voting, with only three persons accredited as at 8:30am.
Mercy Omeiza, the presiding officer at polling unit 13, ward 20, Iyin 1, Iyin-Ekiti, told TheCable that the device consistently struggled with elderly voters, forcing officials to retry the process multiple times.
“The BVAS
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