Opposition political parties in Nigeria, civil society organisations (CSOs) and ethnic youth leaders have raised the alarm over a plot to force the Independent Nigeria Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop the electronic transmission of results and deactivate the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the 2023 general election.
The allegation was made at a joint press conference held in Abuja yesterday. It was attended by the Labour Party, PDP, AA, ADC, APP and other registered and deregistered political parties.
The coalition of political parties (CUPP) spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, who read the address, alleged that there was immense pressure on the leadership of the INEC to deactivate the BIVAS from the server.
According to him, the pressure has been resisted by INEC hence the plot by some governors to commence the plot to cause a leadership change in the electoral management body which will consume top officials including the chairman and the few national…
