Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Some voters and members of political parties said they are optimistic about the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

They expressed confidence in the voting process during the mock accreditation exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano on Saturday.

The mock accreditation exercise was conducted in six local government areas in Kano.

The selected local council areas were Gwale, Kumbotso, Bichi, Dawakin Tofa, Wudil, and Rano.

PREMIUM TIMES visited the Na'inawa ward in the Kumbotso council area and monitored how the accreditation exercise was conducted.

At the Na'ibawa ward, Muhammadu Zubair, a resident, commended INEC for the introduction of the BVAS technology for timel...