Osun election: Atiku raises concern over alleged plan to use outdated BVAS

Presidential campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed interest implicit the alleged planned usage of outdated Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, devices during Saturday’s governorship predetermination successful Osun State.

In a connection issued by his media office, Atiku said the challenges recorded during the August 1, 2026, mock accreditation workout successful Osun, coupled with comments made by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Director of ICT, Dr Lawrence Bayode, had exposed what helium described arsenic shortcomings successful the predetermination technology.

Speaking connected Arise Television connected Monday, Bayode disclosed that BVAS, archetypal introduced for elections successful 2021, presently operates connected Android Version 10.

Reacting to the disclosure, Atiku said, “What the INEC ICT Director did not say, however, is that Android Version 10 is outdated, arsenic it reached end-of-life presumption successful 2023, meaning that it is nary longer receiving updates oregon information patches.”

According to him, operating a captious predetermination level connected an outdated strategy posed important cybers...