Some prospective voters left their polling units in disappointment after the BVAS machine failed to capture their biometric details to enable them to vote.
(BVAS) failed to verify faces of some voters during Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Ekiti State.
AASG MAGAZINE observed the development in Ikere Ekiti in Okere Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
At the polling unit in Osagburu/Hall Oke oloti, Ward 3, Ikere Ekiti, four female voters could not exercise their rights to vote because the BVAS machine failed to verify their facial features for accreditation.
Disenfranchisement
Funmilayo Idowu poses with her PVC after BVAS failed to capture her face
The BVAS device, which picks facial and fingerprint recognition, repeatedly rejected scans even after multiple attempts.
“I got here around 8 a.m. to exercise my right. They have checked my card but when it got to the face capturing, it didn’t not work.
