The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Monday approach the Appeal Court for an order to allow it to reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the March 11 state elections.
A credible source within the commission hinted that the order was significant, following an order prohibiting the commission from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until a proper inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies were issued.
The source, who requested anonymity, stated that INEC would need sufficient time to reconfigure the BVAS required to conduct the election in all 36 states of the federation, excluding the FCT.
“The commission’s Legal Department is preparing an application to be filed in court on Monday to seek an order to reconfigure its BVAS for Saturday’s Governorship and state House of Assembly elections,” according to a source.
The source explained that, given the number of BVAS required to conduct the election across states, INEC was required to reconfigure and deploy the BVAS used for the March 25 elections to polling units for the election on Saturday.