Analysis: INEC's Bimodal Voters Accreditation System - BVAS

INEC Staff using BVAS fingerprint for Accreditation

In this report, you will learn about the BVAS Machine| Total registered Voters for the 2023 Election in Nigeria| Distribution of voters according to age group, occupation and others.

Daily News Report takes you through the new Electoral Machine deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), into the Election process. The machine is code named BVAS.

Here are what you need to know  about the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) As A Voter:

• It works offline (It does not require any internet connection to function).
• The machine comes preloaded with the voters register for a particular polling unit. 
• Voters information can be pulled up via the following: Your surname, Through your card VIN, or By scanning your card QR code.
• It has a battery life span of 10-12 hrs and an additional 5hrs back-up power. So you have 15-17hrs of uninterrupted power supply.
• Accreditation will be performed through either: Biometrics (fingerprint) or Facial recognition 

INEC Staff using BVAS facial recognition for Accreditation

• You will not be allowed to vote If you fail both accreditation criteria. INEC has said "No electronic accreditation, no voting.

Can I vote without BVAS Accreditation? The answer is "No", you can't vote without BVAS accreditation and only accredited voters will be allowed to vote in 2023 general Elections in Nigeria.

Here is a summary Of Polling Unit Agents Submitted By Political Parties as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC:

• APC -          176,223
• PDP    -       176,200
• LP      -        134,874
• NNPP -       176,200
• ADC    -         96,043
• APGA -         25,657
• AAC   -          38,779

Here is the delimitation data for #NigeriaDecides2023 election:

2023 Election Data| Source: INEC Nigeria

• 18 Political Parties
• 93,469,008 Registered Voters
• 1,491 Electoral Constituencies
•  774 Local Government Area
• 8,809 Registration Areas/Wards
• 176,846 Polling Units
• 15,331 Contestants

Here is the distribution of Registered Voters for 2023 Elections in Nigeria:

• Total Registered Voters in Nigeria for 2023 Elections - 93,464,008

Here is the Occupational distribution of registered Voters for 2023 Election in Nigeria:

• Artisan - 4,967,464
• Business -12,457,997
• Civil Servant - 5,283,549
• Farming/Fishing - 14,724,554
• House-Wife - 13,006,939
• Trading - 6,608,143
• Public servant - 2,376,223
• Students - 26,027,481
• Others - 6,608,143

Distribution of voters | Source: INEC Nigeria

Here is the Age Group Of Registered Voters for 2023 Election in Nigeria:

• Youth (age 18-34) - 37,060,399. The Youths constitute the largest percentage of registered voters in the 2023 Election with 39.65%.
• Elderly (age 50-69) - 17,700, 270. The elderly have 18.94%.
• Middle-Aged (age 35-49) - 33,413,591. The middle-aged have 35.75%. 
• Old Age (age 70 and above) - 5,294,74. The old aged have just 5.65%.