Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday presented 148 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja.

The machines used for the disputed election in 133 polling units during the 11 November 2024 election were produced before the tribunal at the instance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate for the diaputed poll, Asue Ighodalo.

BVAS machine is a crucial technological tool used for biometric accreditation of voters across polling units in elections, keeping accreditation data and promptly transferring photographic copies of election result to INEC result view (IReV) portal accessible by m...