Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has urged the electoral umpire to resist pressure by politicians who oppose to the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS) for the 2023 elections.

Jega told journalists that the desperation of politicians grows as the country gets closer to an election season, but urged the election management body to resist the pressure having recognized that using technology will add more value to the election.

He urged INEC not to allow political parties to stop them from using the BVAS or the electronic transmission of results since they now have a legal backing.

There have been reports of late that politicians who are against BVAS attempt to use the court of law to stop INEC from deploying BVAS in next year’s elections but the electoral body has consistently restated its commitment and determination to deploy the system for the 2023 general elections.

BVAS is stipulated in the Electoral Act of 2022 and it is a technological system which allows for accreditation of voters through biometrics capturing, uploading of results amongst others.